I Am Frida Kahlo
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- Create Date：2021-06-05 08:51:23
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Brad Meltzer
- ISBN：0525555986
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Summary
The famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is the 23rd hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series from Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos
This friendly， fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves。 Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively， conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences。 At the back are an excellent timeline and photos。 This book features Frida Kahlo， the renowned Mexican painter and activist。 After surviving a bus crash， she made her mark in art history for her unique way of looking at the world and integrating her own image and life into her paintings。
This friendly， fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves。 Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively， conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences。 At the back are an excellent timeline and photos。 This book features Frida Kahlo， the renowned Mexican painter and activist。 After surviving a bus crash， she made her mark in art history for her unique way of looking at the world and integrating her own image and life into her paintings。
Reviews
Norkett
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An interesting artist， especially what she overcame！
Marie
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Thank you Edelweiss+ and the publishers for a copy of this e-arc。A great introductory for those new to Frida Kahlo。 This cute picture book gives brief background information about her early life （including her polio diagnosis and her interest in art）。 It also discusses ways she was stigmatized in both Mexico and when she ventured to the United States for not meeting traditional feminine standards （both in appearance and behavior） but nevertheless was someone who remains remembered。 One of the fe Thank you Edelweiss+ and the publishers for a copy of this e-arc。A great introductory for those new to Frida Kahlo。 This cute picture book gives brief background information about her early life （including her polio diagnosis and her interest in art）。 It also discusses ways she was stigmatized in both Mexico and when she ventured to the United States for not meeting traditional feminine standards （both in appearance and behavior） but nevertheless was someone who remains remembered。 One of the few critiques I have is the lack of reference to / discussion surrounding her sexuality given that was another way she did not fit the mold of a traditional Mexican woman during her period。 。。。more
Robin
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Excellent kidlit bio focusing on abilities and accomplishments。
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Kaila
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this is one of the best biographies about Frida I've read， children's or adult's。 this is one of the best biographies about Frida I've read， children's or adult's。 。。。more
Tina
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"I Am Frida Kahlo" by Brad Meltzer was found as a read aloud on youtube at https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=06QBM。。。。 It is a beautiful portrayl of the life of Frida。 It has bright illustrations that bring her life to life！ It follows a chronological timeline from when she was born till the day she becomes an adult。 At the end of the book， it includes a timeline of important events in Frida's life with real photos。This book is for grades 1-3。 It is great for introducing text features （such as a t "I Am Frida Kahlo" by Brad Meltzer was found as a read aloud on youtube at https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=06QBM。。。。 It is a beautiful portrayl of the life of Frida。 It has bright illustrations that bring her life to life！ It follows a chronological timeline from when she was born till the day she becomes an adult。 At the end of the book， it includes a timeline of important events in Frida's life with real photos。This book is for grades 1-3。 It is great for introducing text features （such as a timeline） as well as kids making their own timeline。 The book does a very great job at showing how to do this。 。。。more
Jodi Geever
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Although I am far outside the series target audience， I enjoy these books and this is no exception。 Gives a timeline。 Didn’t know about her polio before her accident。 Very interesting！
Earl
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The latest installment in this wonderful inspiring series for kids。 I'm sure readers will be enthralled by Frida's life， creativity， and determination！ The latest installment in this wonderful inspiring series for kids。 I'm sure readers will be enthralled by Frida's life， creativity， and determination！ 。。。more
Brad Meltzer
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She’s amazing。 Can’t wait for people to read it。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=I Am Frida Kahlo&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,I Am Frida Kahlo&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0