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Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.

Frida: ¡Viva la vida! / Long Live Life!

64 pp. | Cavendish | November, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5336-9 $18.99
(3) YA Chronologically arranged poems outline the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Written mostly from Kahlo's point of view, the free-verse poems incorporate many biographical details while accurately (and, at times, graphically) reflecting the violence, turmoil, and despair in her life. Photographs of Kahlo, as well as numerous full-color reproductions of Kahlo's and Diego Rivera's artwork, accompany the writing. Timeline. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl

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