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Gr 2-5 This picture-book biography of the Mexican-born artist captures the essence of her difficult life and her triumph as a painter. Written in present tense, the story has immediacy, and the magnificent full-page acrylic illustrations cry out with emotion, as is befitting the work of a passionate artist. Kahlo, often lonely, had an active fantasy life, fueled by her creation of an imaginary friend and her exposure to the work of her artist father. Stricken with polio a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This lavishly illustrated short biography argues that the seeds of iconic painter Frida Kahlo's genius were planted during her childhood—and what a childhood. Born in Coyoacán, Mexico, in 1907, Kahlo was stricken with polio at age seven, resulting in a shrunken leg and a limp, and was nearly killed in a bus accident at age eighteen, leavin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More