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Wild West chaos and creative problem solving are the force behind a well-loved American institution.
What’s a California miner to do when gold dust sifts right out of his holey pockets? With such a raggedy wardrobe, he may as well be mining in the vanilla (that is, his birthday suit)! Good thing Levi Strauss is out west, ready with his needle and a head full of bright ideas. With some quick thinking, quicker stitching, and handy arithmetic, Levi keeps all the gold rushers clothed—and becomes a modern American hero. A Wild West tall tale, Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea celebrates creativity, innovation, and the ubiquitous item that fills the closets of grateful jeans wearers worldwide.
Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants Reviews
Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants Reviews
| 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful  Great picture book for teachers to support study of the Gold Rush, By This review is from: Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants (Hardcover) Tony Johnston did a terrific job of making a fun book for teachers to share with their upper elementary classes. I taught 4th grade for 35 years and used picture books consistently to support curriculum. In our reading anthology there was a story about the Gold Rush. I definitely would have read this well written book during that time of study. She uses some challenging vocabulary and other language concepts, including exaggeration, that can also be discussed with the students. I am now an author myself and so I greatly appreciate when an author can get to the essence of a person in a kid-friendly way within the 32 page picture book. Tony Johnston did a fabulous job of that. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful  tall tale about Levi Strauss, By This review is from: Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants (Hardcover) Author Tony Johnston, who has published more than 100 books for children, spins an old-fashioned tall tale based on the story of Levi Strauss and his "invention" of blue jeans in this new picture book. Filled with colorful Western-style language and illustrated with great humor by Stacy Innerst, this book would make a terrific addition to a gold rush unit at school or a discussion of tall tales.The story begins with a hilarious close-up of a bearded miner with quite a few missing teeth yelling "gold!" as the gold rush began. But the miners' pants couldn't take the rough conditions of the gold field, and soon, according to this fanciful version, miners were working in their long johns, or "naked as a jaybird." Fortunately for the miners, Levi Strauss arrived in California too late for the gold, but was "slick with a needle and scissors." Soon Levi came up with some pants in which the miners "rushed, rushed, rushed" and no harm came to the pants! And in an alternative... Read more  humorous, By This review is from: Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants (Hardcover) Ever wonder how jeans got their start? You can find out in this half tall tale, half biography on the life of Levi Strauss. The illustrations were done on canvas and gave the look of real blue jean pages at times!The only thing that I did not like about this book was over use of the word "dang!" It got old QUICK!! |
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