Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself (Smart About Art) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Through original artwork by the renowned artist Tomie dePaola-a longtime aficionado of Frida Kahlo's work-as well as beautiful reproductions of Kahlo's paintings, this latest Smart About book explores the creative, imaginative world of Mexico's most celebrated female artist.
Series: Smart About Art
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (August 11, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0448426773
ISBN-13: 978-0448426778
Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #19,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #9 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Art #82 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Art
Age Range: 5 - 9 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 4
I run a summer dance/arts camp for kids and we were seeking a book we could read to introduce Frida to the kids. This book was perfect! Some of her work is pretty intense for younger kids, so it's hard to just bring a regular art book to show. I found that this book really helped contextualize her art and life without overwhelming kids with her heavier topics and more graphic pieces.
This is a beautifully illustrated and engaging book. We enjoyed it thouroughly. The questions are good and give it a little more depth. I appreciated the recap of Frida Kahlo's life that was age appropriate. I would have preferred they left out the photo of her smoking (in bed) and to top it off, commented on it. I have a 6 year old and she enjoyed the book.
I am a middle school art teacher and this book fits right in with my artist report unit. Using a graphic organizer, my students explored the world of famous artists. This book is great for kids because it breaks things down into simpler terms than academic or more adult works. Colorful, sweet and to the point.
This book made a difficult to understand artist easy for kids. The pictures are beautiful and the story is perfectly told. The author makes Frida understandable but does not skimp on the details of her life.The story was fun and the kids loved the illustrations.
Great idea contained in this book. Having a student present the book as her report. I used this to have my students pick artists to write a report about. Read the book to my older students. 4-7th grade. A little lengthy for the little ones.
Very informative, but toes the line on being appropriate. Mentions cursing and smoking, and there is the family tree where she is a naked child. Still not sure if I should use it within the Elem classroom.
I bought this to include in my 3rd grade classroom library. Frida's story is introduced by a little girl named, Frieda and is illustrated by Tomie de Paola (one of my favorite authors/illustrators). I like how they compare the two Frida and Frieda's stories side by side. It's fun and a great way to introduce children to the famous artist, Frida Kahlo.
Love asnything by Frida Kahlo this book has a lot of her painting in it & tells a great story would order again & again very please with the purchase.
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