Frida Kahlo /
Frida Kahlo /
illustrations: Alex Bailey, Matt Carr.
- 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Great lives in graphics .
- Great lives in graphics. .
You may already know that Frida Kahlo was an artist, but did you know she lived in a bright blue house? Or that she owned two pet spider monkeys? A graphic retelling of Kahlo's story which gives children a colorful snapshot of her life and the world in which she grew up, whilst educating them on everything from the Mexican revolution to the importance of self-belief. Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. It takes the essential dates and achievements of a person's life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia, and uses infographics to show them in a fresh visual way that is genuinely engaging for children and young adults. The result is a colorful, fascinating and often surprising representation of that person's life, work and legacy. Using timelines, charts, repeated motifs and many more beautiful and informative illustrations, readers learn not just about the main subject of the book but also about the cultural background of the time they lived in.
9781787081147 1787081141
Kahlo, Frida--Juvenile literature.
Women painters--Mexico--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Painters--Mexico--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Artists--Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
You may already know that Frida Kahlo was an artist, but did you know she lived in a bright blue house? Or that she owned two pet spider monkeys? A graphic retelling of Kahlo's story which gives children a colorful snapshot of her life and the world in which she grew up, whilst educating them on everything from the Mexican revolution to the importance of self-belief. Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. It takes the essential dates and achievements of a person's life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia, and uses infographics to show them in a fresh visual way that is genuinely engaging for children and young adults. The result is a colorful, fascinating and often surprising representation of that person's life, work and legacy. Using timelines, charts, repeated motifs and many more beautiful and informative illustrations, readers learn not just about the main subject of the book but also about the cultural background of the time they lived in.
9781787081147 1787081141
Kahlo, Frida--Juvenile literature.
Women painters--Mexico--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Painters--Mexico--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Artists--Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.