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strength

Books about strength for readers of all ages.

Cover of Martial arts

Martial arts

Ages 8–14disciplineself-improvement

Cover of Lady Ilena

Lady Ilena

Patricia Malone

Ages 10–15courageconduct of life

Cover of Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Nina Jaffe

Ages 4–8heroismcourage

Cover of Sacagawea's strength

Sacagawea's strength

Stacia Deutsch, Rhody Cohon

Ages 8–12couragestrength

Cover of Samurai girl

Samurai girl

Carrie Asai

Ages 13–18survivalself-discovery

Cover of The Hulk fights back

The Hulk fights back

Jasmine Jones

Ages 6–10couragestrength

Cover of Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan

Carol Ottolenghi

Ages 5–10folkloreadventure

Cover of A giant attack

A giant attack

Donald B. Lemke

Ages 5–8heroismcourage

Cover of Grudge match

Grudge match

Marc A. Cerasini

Ages 10–14perseverancestrength

Cover of The mighty Thor

The mighty Thor

Billy Wrecks

Ages 6–12courageheroism

Cover of Fighting Fit

Fighting Fit

Hazel Iris Addis

Ages 6–10courageperseverance

Cover of Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan

Robin Michal Koontz

Ages 4–8folklorestrength

Cover of Balder the brave

Balder the brave

Stan Lee

Ages 6–12courageheroism

Cover of Warrior princess

Warrior princess

Steve Barlow

Ages 7–12courageadventure

Cover of Samson (Arch Books (Sagebrush))

Samson (Arch Books (Sagebrush))

Loyal Kolbrek, Chris Larson

Ages 5–9faithstrength

Cover of The golden shadow

The golden shadow

Leon Garfield

Ages 10–14heroismdestiny

Cover of Beowulf

Beowulf

Ian Serraillier

Ages 9–14courageheroism

Cover of Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan

Esther Shephard

Ages 7–12adventurefolklore

Cover of Only a giant can lift a bull

Only a giant can lift a bull

Kids' Own Publishing Partnership

Ages 4–8farm lifeanimal respect

Cover of Swamp Angel

Swamp Angel

Anne Isaacs

Ages 5–10couragestrength

Cover of Hulk to the Rescue

Hulk to the Rescue

Adam Davis

Ages 5–10heroismstrength

Cover of The strongest girl in the world

The strongest girl in the world

Sally Gardner

Ages 7–11strengthmagic

Cover of The twelve labors of Hercules

The twelve labors of Hercules

Robert Newman

Ages 8–12courageperseverance

Cover of Xena, warrior princess

Xena, warrior princess

John Whitman

Ages 8–14courageheroism