The Great Antonio weighed as much as a horse, wrestled a bear, fought two trucks at once—AND HE WAS REAL!
What made the Great Antonio so great? He weighed as much as a horse! He once wrestled a bear. He could devour twenty-five roasted chickens at one sitting. In this whimsical book, beloved author and illustrator Elise Gravel tells the true story of Antonio Barichievich, the larger-than-life Montreal strongman who had muscles as big as his heart.
What made the Great Antonio so great? He weighed as much as a horse! He once wrestled a bear. He could devour twenty-five roasted chickens at one sitting. In this whimsical book, beloved author and illustrator Elise Gravel tells the true story of Antonio Barichievich, the larger-than-life Montreal strongman who had muscles as big as his heart.
Book Details
Format:
Hardcover
Price:
12.99 USD / 17.99 CAD
Published: 2016-10-11
ISBN: 9781943145089
Imprint:
TOON Books
Page Count: 64
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Grades:
Preschool - 3
Ages:
4-8 years
Elizabeth Bird's A Fuse #8 Production 2016 Fictionalized Non-Fiction for Kids
TD Summer Reading Club's Top Recommend Reads for 2017
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
* "A tribute as heartfelt as it is joyous” — Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Gravel gives us a funny, very kid-friendly story about a gentle giant, someone who twirled children around on his braids, turning himself into a human merry-go-round for their amusement." — School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids
"What’s to be made of lives that don’t go the way they were supposed to? Gravel shows that they’re worth paying attention to." — Publishers Weekly
"Kids will be taken by this larger-than-life figure, who is still beloved in Montreal, the city the Great Antonio called home."— Booklist
"Gravel’s cartoonish art is graphically sophisticated." — Montreal Gazette
"In this innovative portrait―not quite a biography yet not quite a legend―Gravel affectionately places Antonio in the Paul Bunyan tradition of mighty men." — Horn Book Magazine
"A modern tale for a new audience." - Mom Read It
