Great Lives in Graphics: Frida Kahlo

Great Lives in Graphics: Frida Kahlo is a graphic retelling of Kahlo's story that gives children a colourful snapshot of her life and the world in which she grew up, while educating them on everything from the Mexican revolution to the importance of self-belief.

You may already know that Frida Kahlo was an artist, but did you know she lived in a bright blue house? Or that she owned two pet spider monkeys?

Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolour, presenting over 250 fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. It takes the essential dates and achievements of each person's life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia, and uses infographics to display them in a fresh, visual manner that is genuinely engaging for children and young adults.

The result is a colourful, fascinating, and often surprising representation of that person's life, work, and legacy. Using timelines, maps, repeated motifs, and many more beautiful and informative illustrations, readers learn not just about the main subject of the book, but also about the cultural background of the time in which they lived.

AGES: 8 to 12