Frida Kahlo
Artist and Activist
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Decades after her death, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo remains an icon for Chicanos as well as for the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements.
On September 17, 1925, Frida Kahlo stepped onto a bus in Mexico City to return to her home in the nearby town of Coyoacán. What happened next changed the course of her life. A streetcar collided with the bus and sent it careening into a wall, and the crash left Kahlo seriously injured. Though she survived, her dreams of continuing her education and becoming a doctor were shattered.
Kahlo painted while she recovered. She had always been creative, but now she began to devote her attention to art with a new passion. Over the next few decades, Kahlo continued to hone her skill, and her reputation in the art community grew. Today, her paintings can be found in some of the most famous art galleries in the world. Follow the life of one of the most iconic artists of the twentieth century and learn how her life and art continue to inspire people around the world.
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| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: Feminism, Diverse Books: LGBTQIA+, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity |
| Copyright | 2020 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| Publication Date | 2020-01-01 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF007010, JNF007120, JNF006050 |
| Dewey | 700.92 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
| Lexile | 900 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.9 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 505905 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Index, Source notes, and Timeline |
Author: Matt Doeden
Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he’s spent more than a decade writing and editing children’s nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.
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Gateway Biographies
Discover the human side of newsworthy, historical, and pop culture figures, and learn about people leading key social movements or handling crises. Each biography in this easy-reading series is peppered with quotations and stories, accounts of successes and failures, and descriptions of… View available downloads →
