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The Story of Levi's
children's book
16 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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January 29, 2026
While informative, this story just drives home the fact that Levi didn't even come up with Levi's... he just put his name on it, because the guy who invented them didn't have the money for the patent.
I wasn't much impressed. There's was nothing interesting about Levi Strauss or his family, nothing to make us want to even read this. An encyclopedia entry on him probably would've sufficed as well.
Not great for kids, not great for me as their educator.
Hard pass.
I wasn't much impressed. There's was nothing interesting about Levi Strauss or his family, nothing to make us want to even read this. An encyclopedia entry on him probably would've sufficed as well.
Not great for kids, not great for me as their educator.
Hard pass.
February 9, 2012
This is a short, but well-written biography of Levi Strauss. Strauss came from Germany. His family sold dry goods. He settled in Kentucky.
As the gold rush hit in California, this enterprising man moved west to serve the forty-niners. He had no interest in panning for gold, but rather, to sell products to those who did. This made Strauss very successful.
He sold denim to many clothiers. One guy in Reno, NV came up with a way of riveting the pockets to the blue jeans (waist overalls) so they would not pull apart. He sought a patent, but could not afford the $68 fee. He approached his denim supplier, Strauss, for help. Strauss ponied up the money and became partners. This exploded Strauss' wealth.
While I do not have a reading level on this book, this would be most appropriate for fourth graders to read and report on.
As the gold rush hit in California, this enterprising man moved west to serve the forty-niners. He had no interest in panning for gold, but rather, to sell products to those who did. This made Strauss very successful.
He sold denim to many clothiers. One guy in Reno, NV came up with a way of riveting the pockets to the blue jeans (waist overalls) so they would not pull apart. He sought a patent, but could not afford the $68 fee. He approached his denim supplier, Strauss, for help. Strauss ponied up the money and became partners. This exploded Strauss' wealth.
While I do not have a reading level on this book, this would be most appropriate for fourth graders to read and report on.
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