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Gr 5-9 This treatment of the Mexican muralist is a companion piece to Bernier-Grand's "Frida" (2007), but bears more resemblance to the author's "César: ¡Si, se puede!" (2004, both Marshall Cavendish). All three titles employ free verse, but Frida's story is told visually through her own art; "Diego" and "César" exhibit Diaz's stylized digital and mixed-media compositions, his recognizable figures rendered in profile, with a prominent, single eye. Diaz is in top form here with luminous sce...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Bernier-Grand (who wrote about Frida Kahlo in Frida: ¡ Viva la Vida! / Long Live Life!) uses free verse to chronicle the childhood of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, before highlighting the passions—art, women, and politics—of his adult life. ("Critics said my Mexican cubism was interesting. / I could live on it. The rich bought it. / It hung...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In free verse, Bernier-Grand (<i>Frida: ¡Viva la Vida! / Long Live Life!</i>, <i>César</i>) chronicles the childhood of Mexican painter Diego Rivera, be...Log In or Sign Up to Read More