Robyn Montana Turner

I really enjoyed this book. I thought Robyn Montana Turner wrote about Frida's complex, creative, and unique life in style that younger readers could appreciate without watering down the text. For instance, she still discussed Frida and Diego's marriage, but she didn't use adult details. Also, I believe this book gave an excellent overview of Frida's life from her birth in a small Mexican town to her well deserved title of a great and influential artist. For instance, Turner even provided an show more analysis of one Frida's satircal paintings of New York City. In other words, I would highly recommend this book for any young student who wants to further their interest in art. show less

While Robyn Montana Turner's "Frida Kahlo" stayed true to the facts of Frida's life, I felt the story to be a bit lacking. Frida Kahlo led a fascinating life, and while I do love her life story, this book did not capture my attention like I expected it to. I do, however, appreciate the fact that the author has made it her priority to write biographies about women who have influenced art, science, government, business, etc. The jacket of the book notes that at the time of publication, there show more were few nonfiction children's books about the lives of these influential women; I applaud Robyn Montana Turner's attempt to remedy this. show less

Robyn Montanan Turner does a wonderful job of sharing the interesting life of this beautiful Mexican artist. She tells of Frida's life from birth to death and shares her struggles and resilience. I enjoyed the actual art of the artist displayed in the book and the explanations of the emotions of the artist. Observing Kahlo's art allowed me to truly gain an appreciation for her and her work

The book provides plenty of information about the artist. It is a little lengthy, but I would definitely show more use this piece of literature for a biography research project with my students. Students would be able to learn about the artist and observe the artist's work all in one source. My only issue with this biography is the author does not have a bibliography or sources page. show less

This image heavy biography was notably detailed for a book geared toward middle school readers. The details really helped flesh out an image of Frida Kahlo including her Tehuana style dresses and the fine arts technique that is preset in her primitive style paintings. In addition to giving a detailed account of the life of Kahlo, this book utilizes photos of her paintings and contemporary images of the artist as to better convey the emotion with which she painted. The book covers her whole show more life span from birth to death with special focus on her near fatal bus accident, and the more productive periods in her career. This book is a lovely and informational full profile of Kahlo. show less