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Strong as Sandow
  • Published: 15 September 2017
  • ISBN: 9781580896283
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $40.00

Strong as Sandow

How Eugen Sandow Became the Strongest Man on Earth

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22 Aug 2017
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15 Sept 2017
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Ezra Jack Keats Award winner Don Tate tells the larger-than-life story of Eugen Sandow, the father of bodybuilding.

Little Friedrich Müller was a puny weakling who longed to be athletic and strong like the ancient Roman gladiators. He exercised and exercised. But he to no avail.

As a young man, he found himself under the tutelage of a professional body builder. Friedrich worked and worked. He changed his name to Eugen Sandow and he got bigger and stronger. Everyone wanted to become “as strong as Sandow.”

Inspired by his own experiences body-building, Don Tate tells the story of how Eugen Sandow changed the way people think about strength and exercise and made it a part of everyday life.

Backmatter includes more information about Sandow, suggestions for exercise, an author’s note, and a bibliography.
  • Published: 15 September 2017
  • ISBN: 9781580896283
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $40.00
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  • "[Tate's] decision to illuminate this remarkable man's life offers a new perspective with remarkable clarity."--Kirkus, starred review
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  • "Tate's mixed-media illustrations glow with bright greens and yellows, radiating a warmth, hope, and promise that echo this stirring biography's closing message."--Publishers Weekly, starred review