Nonfiction Wednesday

I'm excited that Alyson Beecher, at Kid Lit Frenzy, is continuing her Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge for the third year in a row.

 

 

I only found time for one long nonfiction picture book biography this week:

 

 

Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People by Susan Goldman Rubin

 

2013-book, art, biography, intermediate-kids-book, multicultural, nonfiction, nonfiction-challenge-2014, picture-book-long,  young-adult-book     I didn't know much about Diego Rivera, but I definitely recognized some of his famous paintings in the book. This is a good account of his life and development as an artist. His romantic life was a bit of a soap opera;he was married to artist Frida Kahlo twice. The paintings and photographs throughout the biography (I would've liked even more) are interesting, and there is a note about Mexican history and Rivera's artistic influences in the back. I love learning about artists, and so do my stude...more I didn't know much about Mexican artist Diego Rivera, but I definitely recognized some of his famous paintings in the book. This is a good account of his life and development as an artist. His romantic life was a bit of a soap opera;he was married to artist Frida Kahlo twice. The paintings and photographs throughout the biography (I would've liked even more) are interesting, and there is a note about Mexican history and Rivera's artistic influences in the back. I love learning about artists, and so do my students, so this would make a good addition to my nonfiction library.   What nonfiction did YOU read this week?