Diego Rivera: His World and Ours (Hardcover)

from JeneenNammar

4 to 8 years old. In picture book Diego Rivera His World and Ours, author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh emphasizes that Rivera painted history and culture and then tries to engage readers into guessing what Rivera would paint if alive today. Only the first 13 pages contain short biographical de...

from Sullywriter

Great introduction to River's life and works for young readers. Tonatihu encourages readers to speculate on what Rivera would choose fopr his subjects were he alive today.

from Sondosottallah

This book explores the life and history of Diego Rivera. He was a passionate artist and proud of his Mexican heritage. Through his art, he told stories of Mexico's rich history. I liked how the author inserted questions asking what would Diego Rivera paint now if he was alive today.

from DaliaL.

Genre: Biography I would use this book to: 1. teach my students about Diego Rivera. 2. teach students what painters do. Summary: This book tells the story of the life of Diego Rivera. It talks about Rivera's childhood and goes on to explain how he became a painter. Towards the end, the book prese...

from KennaEmerson

I think young students would really enjoy the illustrations of this book and be drawn to the attempts to create a link between what Diego Rivera painted and what he may have painted in today's time. It was a simple overview of Rivera's life and artistic style. Perhaps by inviting students to thin...