Frida Kahlo books for 2nd Graders

Frida Kahlo is a remarkable artist and if you are careful about which works you choose to share, her art is very accessible to children. (Some of her art, on the other hand, may be scary or too adult.)

There are no books that we could find for practice reading on the first grade level, and there is really only one available on the second grade level. (The second book on our list has apparently vanished down a wormhole.)

Frida
by Jonah Winter
Ana Juan (Illustrator)

PublishersWeekly says this book is a "An outstanding introduction to an influential artist."

This is the story of Mexican artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, and how painting saved her life.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 447
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 56500

• Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (2002)
• ISBN-10: 0590203207
• sample pages available

also available in Espanol: Frida
Word Count: 439
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.4 / points: 0.5



Frida Kahlo
by MaryJo Fante Milburn

I could find no information about this ebook, save for the reading information. No cover anywhere. No excerpts or reviews. Not on Amazon, LibraryThing, Goodreads, nor Google. This information though, has been included in case your library has it.

This book is about Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican painter.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 120
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 79963


You might also be interested in books about Frida Kahlo at the 3rd Grade level.


compiled by Pam T

Frida Kahlo books for Third Graders

The following books are practice readers at the 3rd Grade level. You can find the list for 2nd Graders here.

Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself
by Margaret Frith
Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)

The Wonderful Tomie dePaola illustrates this nice biography which Ms. Frith has written as if it was done as a school report. The SchoolLibraryJournal gives it a nice write-up.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 1,709
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 75092

• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (2003)
• ISBN-10: 0448426773
• sample pages available

Frida (Spanish Language Edition)
by Jonah Winter
Ana Juan (Illustrator)

PublishersWeekly says this book is a "An outstanding introduction to an influential artist."

The English version of Mr. Winter's book is at an easier 2nd Grade level, but teachers and parents might want to pickup this book for bilingual or Spanish speaking students. Sample pages are in English.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 439
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level:  3.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 56500SP



Frida Kahlo
by MaryJo Fante Milburn

Ms. Milburn did different leveled ebooks on Frida. I find references to the titles in the databases, but the only information available is reading information.

We include this just in case you have access to these materials.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 350
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 3.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 81035



Me, Frida
by Amy Novesky
David Diaz (Illustrator)

This book narrows on on a particular time in Frida's life when she and her husband, artist Diego Rivera, lived in San Francisco. It captures Frida's excitement and frustration in missing Mexico, while still loving what the Bay City had to offer. Ultimately, the experiences combine so that Frida finds her own artistic voice.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 738
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 139791

• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers (2010)
• ISBN-10: 0810989697

Frida Kahlo: Painting Her Life
by Lila Guzman & Rick Guzman

This book tells the life story of Frida Kahlo, describing the bus accident in which she was severely injured at the age of eighteen, her start as a painter, her relationship with Diego Rivera, and her art. It is also available in Spanish.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 1906
Page Count:
Accelerated Reading level: 3.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 110696

Frida Kahlo: Pinto su Vida (Latinos Famosos)
by Lila Guzman & Rick Guzman

Reading Information:
Word Count: 2002
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 110696SP

• Publisher: Enslow Elementary (2007)
• ISBN-10: 0766026787
• see Used (which are reasonably priced)

compiled by Pam T