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McCarthy, Meghan

Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas

40 pp. | Knopf | June, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-82940-6 $15.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-92940-3 $18.99
(2) K-3 This picture book biography gives readers context for the homage still paid to the bodybuilding champ and fitness guru. McCarthy's narration is simple and light-handed, illustrated with cartoony acrylic paintings strengthened by black outlines; black-and-white vignettes mimicking archival images are interspersed. A spread of suggested exercises gives readers a concrete connection to Atlas's oversized legacy. An author's note is appended.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2007

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