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The Great Antonio
  • Published: 18 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9781662665554
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $16.99

The Great Antonio

TOON Level 2

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Paperback
18 Feb 2025
Hardback
11 Oct 2016
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The Great Antonio weighed as much as a horse, wrestled a bear, fought two trucks at once—AND HE WAS REAL!

"A tribute as heartfelt as it is joyous." —Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

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 graphic novel, 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. Now available in an affordable paperback ediition!
  • Published: 18 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9781662665554
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $16.99
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About the author

Elise Gravel

Elise Gravel was born in Montreal in 1977, where she now lives with her two daughters, husband, cats, and a few spiders. She started to draw not long after birth, and became very talented at drawing muscles and chest hair in high school, which came in handy later on when she illustrated The Great Antonio. She has written and illustrated more than 30 books, which have been translated into a dozen languages.
portrait photo of Elise Gravel

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