Astrid and Apollo in Concert

by V.T. Bidania, Evelt Yanait (Illustrator)

Overview

Astrid and Apollo are chosen to play a duet in the third-grade recorder concert. They practice hard for weeks, but their little sister keeps getting in the way. She wants to play too! Then, on the night of the concert, it’s one disaster after another. What’s going on? And will they still be able to perform? Readers will love joining the twins on their adventures in this chapter book series about a Hmong American family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663908711
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Astrid and Apollo
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

V.T. Bidania was born in Laos and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. She spent most of her childhood writing stories and now that she’s an adult, she is thrilled to be writing stories for children. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The New School and is a recipient of the Loft Literary Center’s Mirrors & Windows Fellowship. She lives outside of the Twin Cities with her family.

Interviews

First chapter books to feature Hmong American protagonists;