| Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas | 
 enlarge | Author: Meghan Mccarthy
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 744872
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0375829407
Dewey Decimal Number: 921
EAN: 9780375829406
ASIN: 0375829407
Publication Date: June 12, 2007
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The 97 pound weakling June 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I was growing up "The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac" appeared in comic books and other magazines, and it never failed to inspire or amuse me -- sometimes both. Mac was challenged on the beach by a sand-kicking bully in front of his girl. Mac was humiliated, he went home and gambled a stamp on Charles Atlas's "Dynamic-Tension" program. Mac returned to the beach, beats up the bully, becoming the "hero of the beach." For a pipsqueak farm boy weighing less than a hundred pounds and tough as nails, Mac became a personal hero.
It was a great joy to see Meghan McCarthy's lovely little biography of Charles Atlas in a local book store. She writes that Atlas began life in America as a skinny immigrant kid named Angelo Siciliano. One day at the zoo Angelo watched a lion stretching. "The muscles ran around like rabbits under a rug." Those muscles inspired Angelo's transformation, first into a Coney Island sideshow strongman and then into "The World's Most Perfectly Developed Man."
McCarthy's illustrations omit the sexist nature of the ads, but perfectly convey Atlas's goals of inspiring young boys to become clean, honorable He-Men. Atlas also believed in healthy living -- proper nutrition, a clean bedroom, getting out of bed on time, no smoking, no drinking and plenty of aerobic exercise.
McCarthy's book made me feel happy, and may have inspired a couple of young men I've given copies to. To feel even happier, insert Meghan McCarthy into the Google search box, and enjoy her delightful website.
Robert C. Ross 2008
Great for teaching kids about health! March 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Strong Man is a great children's biography of Charles Atlas, a man who advocated personal fitness through eating healthy, exercising through resistance training, avoiding smoking and drinking alcohol, and by believing in yourself. These great concepts are throughout this text, intertwined in the life of Charles Atlas, an Italian immigrant who believed in himself and healthy living to become (officially!) The World's Most Perfectly Developed Man! The book is illustrated with drawings and photographs, and makes this nonfiction story so interesting, and would make the perfect pick for introducing a unit to upper elementary students on healthy choices.
Kids will love it!! December 17, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Charles Atlas' life was a very inspiring one. And here you have it written for children. The paintings ilustrating the text are kind of funny, which I like. The text even includes quotes from Atlas and gives only the necessary information. It includes 4 exercises for children to perform and encourages them to eat right and sleep well. I as an adult enjoyed it. I am sure my nephew will love it! Congratulations to Meghan McCarthy on this fine book.
A great gift December 8, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased a copy for my grandson. I am sure that he will like it and it is a great influence.
Fun cartoon-like drawings illustrate his rise to fame and his inspirational achievements. August 7, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Meghan McCarthy's THE STORY OF CHARLES ATLAS: STRONG MAN is a picturebook biography which reads with the drama of fiction, telling of a strong man who would make his mark as the 'world's most perfectly developed man'. Fun cartoon-like drawings illustrate his rise to fame and his inspirational achievements.
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