Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants (Hardcover)

from brittburditt

This book is about the invention of Levi jeans by Levi Strauss during the California gold rush. Levi Strauss came up with the idea to make his jeans because he noticed the need for more durable jeans for the miners. After much experimenting with different fabrics and materials for his jeans, all ...

from Venisa

Genre: Biography Review: This is a biography book because it tells the story of Levi Strauss and how he came to California from Germany for the Gold Rush, but came to late and knew he had to do something while he was there. So he sold pants made out of tent canvas to the minors who were so gratef...

from MzzColby

As rugged-looking as its subject this artistic tall-tale about the invention of denim blue jeans will keep children in stitches. The blocky font harkens back to type-set newspapers as Johnston weaves a story of intriguing facts and knee-slapping fiction by describing the historical circumstances ...

from ginarentz

This book is interesting because it give a somewhat account of the early days of the gold rush. I like how the book describes the workers of the mines and how they used barrels to cover up themselves. Because this book is fiction, it does offer up the abliltiy for a teacher to go into a little hi...