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Berne, Emma Carlson

Frida Kahlo: Mexican Artist

112 pp. | ABDO | September, 2009 | Library ISBN 978-1-60453-701-7 $32.79
(4) YA Essential Lives series. This series offers serviceable if bland biographies of people famous in a variety of arenas. Frida recounts her creative achievements and stormy relationships; Walt is largely adulatory; Stan touches on the history of comics. The writing is straightforward, and frequent sidebars help with historical context. Some photographs and archival materials also break up the pages. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Essential Lives titles: Frida Kahlo, Stan Lee, and Walt Disney.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

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