Levi Strauss

History Maker Bios

by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

Levi Strauss immigrated to the United States from Bavaria. He settled in California, hoping to make his fortune in the gold rush. Instead, he made a fortune in the clothing industry. He designed sturdy canvas pants for the gold miners. Strauss soon opened a factory in San Francisco. He began using denim to make his pants. Today, Levi Strauss's denim jeans are famous throughout the world.

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Stephanie Sammartino McPherson wrote her first children's story in college. She enjoyed the process so much that she's never stopped writing. A former teacher and freelance newspaper writer, she has written twenty-eight books and numerous magazine stories. She especially enjoys writing about science and the human interest stories behind major discoveries.

Stephanie and her husband, Richard, live in Virginia but also call California home. They are the parents of two grown children.

Reviews

[Adona L · Rating 3 out of 5]

Almost everyone wears jeans to school,work, and about everywhere. But you probably don't know who invented them!In the book Levi Strauss by Stephanie Sammartino Mcpherson talks about Levi's journey to sucess.This story explains Levis's conflicts with people and himself. Such as all the negative comments from others. Which caused him to think about giving up on his dream, but he didn't!
It's a well written biography with very nice picutures. But it is not in so much depth with it's information. Which causes it to be a book for elementary schoolers. Overall, this book is a decent biography with a good amount of information for an elementary school project.

[Krista Mcdowell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This man is famous for making jeans. Due to the gold rush in California in 1848, he needed to find a way to make a living. He was not interested the gold. This would be good to have children read to know where their jeans originated from. The pictures went along very well with this book.