Frida (English Language Edition)

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Summary: The Amazing Life of Frida Kahlo.....
Review: "Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo was born in Mexico in 1907. This is the story of how she learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are like no one else's. Like Frida's art, it is a work of the imagination, but it is also true." So begins Jonah Winter's introductory, picture book biography. His simple, spare, poetic text brings this remarkable artist to life, and illuminates her lonely childhood, the polio that kept her bedridden for almost a year, and the almost fatal bus accident that left her crippled and in constant pain for the rest of her life. But through it all Frida's art kept her going. "Painting is like her imaginary friend. It is there whenever she wants it. It keeps her company. It keeps her from giving up hope." Ana Juan's bold and vibrant, Mexican folk-art style illustrations, rich in brilliant color and inhabited by expressive imaginary creatures and Kahlo-like touches, complement the text beautifully. Together word and art paint a vivid and inspiring portrait of a courageous and resilient artist with a unique style. "Her paintings are like nothing else. In museums, people still look at them and weep and sigh and smile. She turns her pain into something beautiful. It is like a miracle." Perfect for youngsters 6-10, Frida includes both Author's and Artist's notes at the end to explain and enhance the brief story. This is a fascinating and engaging biography that is sure to peak the interest and whet the appetite of art lovers young and old.

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Summary: You Go Girl!
Review: Frida is a tragic figure who despite horrific experiences becomes an inspiration and role model to artistic women all over the world. This story is a wonderful biography for girls to show thay can overcome obsticles and be what they want to be. The artwork is very colorful and creative. Susan Senn

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Summary: You Go Girl!
Review: Frida is a tragic figure who despite horrific experiences becomes an inspiration and role model to artistic women all over the world. This story is a wonderful biography for girls to show thay can overcome obsticles and be what they want to be. The artwork is very colorful and creative. Susan Senn

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Summary: LIfe of Frida Kahlo
Review: frida kahlo is my most beloved artist. because of that i bought this book for my 3 1/2 year old daughter to teach her about frida. my daughter, i can tell, felt so speical because i was sharing something with her that she knew i cared about. she loved the book and was excited to learn about frida in a way she can understand. the illustrations were beautiful and the story though odd for a childrens book, was interesting. i enjoyed this book as did my daughter & i was happy to add it to our collection.

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Summary: lovely and strangely beautiful
Review: i like this book i am one of those "fridaholics" mentioned in another review. i have loved frida since i was in high school-which was about 7-8 years ago. i have many frida books, and i bought this one so i could share frida with my younger sister. i got the spanish lang one, but it is the same as the english one except that well, its in spanish, other than that it looks the same and everything. i like that it explains things about fridas life in a softer easier manner so children can understand the story and get the meaning of it without including gory details that are adults only. i like the dreamlike, gentle quality of the book and the beautiful pictures. i recommend this for anybody and everybody.

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Summary: Frida is Fabulous
Review: I picked "Frida" as part of a class assignment. My job was to write a lesson that would facilitate student understanding of this artist. What I liked most about this book was how tactfully her story was rendered. Having read the actual biography (for adults) I was pleased that most of the important information was left intact and treated sensitively.

I was also refreshed by the bold colors the illustrator used. She really did a wonderful job of capturing and maintaining the integrity of Kahlo's style in her own work. I thought this would be a great way of helping students to see just how unique her own work was.

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I purchased this for my 3 year old daughter and she fell in love with it. Now that she's 4 she still regularly asks to hear this story. I would recommend this book as a great starting point for introducing art and artists to young children.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Since Salma Hayek's biopic "Frida" came out, there have been more and more Frida-holics surfacing. Jonah Winter seems to have been a Frida fan his whole life, and he's devoted a beautiful children's book to her. It gently tells the sad life story of Frida, although he leaves out the more grim details for the kids (in the afterword, he tells us Frida's horrific bus accident was "too nightmarish to describe here".). He also tried to use imagery that was very common to Mexican art at the time, images that would have been familiar to Frida herself. Ana Juan's illustrations are gorgeous. Such a pretty, wonderful book. I'm thrilled to see more and more kids picture books dedicated to teaching children about famous artists. This one's a keeper.