Winter, Jonah. 2002. Frida. Arthur A. Levine. New York, NY. ISBN 0590203207
This biography tells the story of Frida and how painting saved her life. Frida loves to paint and when her leg is hurt from polio she begins to paint on photos. Later she is in a terrible bus accident and she will only be able to walk with a cane and is told her body will hurt. Frida paints even more to keep from being sad. The author’s note included in the book is much more descriptive about the details of the story making this book a great resource for young readers and older readers. The illustrations are done in the Mexican folk-art style. The pictures help accentuate the mood of the story. For example on the page that shows Frida’s bus accident there are imaginary creatures running form the bus with sad and fearful faces. This biography is an easy read and is filled with interesting facts about a great artist, Frida.
This biography tells the story of Frida and how painting saved her life. Frida loves to paint and when her leg is hurt from polio she begins to paint on photos. Later she is in a terrible bus accident and she will only be able to walk with a cane and is told her body will hurt. Frida paints even more to keep from being sad. The author’s note included in the book is much more descriptive about the details of the story making this book a great resource for young readers and older readers. The illustrations are done in the Mexican folk-art style. The pictures help accentuate the mood of the story. For example on the page that shows Frida’s bus accident there are imaginary creatures running form the bus with sad and fearful faces. This biography is an easy read and is filled with interesting facts about a great artist, Frida.
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