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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2017-01-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781580896283
Lexile
740L
Themes
physical fitness
determination

Strong as Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became the Strongest Man on Earth

Written and Illustrated by Don Tate
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.”

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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2017-01-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781580896283
Lexile
740L
Themes
physical fitness
determination
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