A story-led biography for ages 3–5: Frida learns to look closely, finds a way to paint from bed with help from her family, and shares her colorful view of the world through paintings and teaching.
Read first 4 pagesThe opening of Frida Kahlo: Painting Her World, free to read.
Frida grew up with her sisters in a house in Coyoacán, Mexico. Later, people would call it the Blue House. What might Frida notice if she looked closely?
Frida's father, Guillermo, made photographs with a camera. A camera can show one small part of a big scene: a face, a hand, a leaf. What can you notice in a photograph?
When Frida was six, she had polio. This illness left her right leg thinner and her right foot smaller. She recovered, but her leg stayed different. Her family helped her as she grew.
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