Levi Strauss Gets A Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story Of A Pair Of Pants (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
This was loads of fun to read! This is written in the style of tall tales, with that sort of feel and exaggeration. The illustrator came up with the brilliant idea of drawing the pictures on top of old jeans....I assume levi jeans but won't swear to that part! If I were doing it with a group of kids, I'd cue them to say (or holler) the "Dangs!" that appear periodically through the story. It certainly would be way too hard for anyone much lower than 3rd or 4th grade to manage to read by themselves, mostly because of the language imitating the way the Fortyniners spoke. I think a lot would get it if it were read to them though. The author makes it quite clear that this is to be considered fiction, not a real biography in his author's note and in the subtitle of "a fairly fabricated story..." I love the blatant pun in the subtitle! This is a fun book with its illustrations done on blue jeans and its "dang" colloquialisms from the Wild West. It's important to note, though, that it's "fairly fabricated!" While it's a darn-tootin' laugh of a tale about Levi Strauss and the invention of blue jeans, it ain't a true one. Now pair it with some real information and it would lighten things up! But the real information might be a real disappointment since Levi was more of a marketer than an inventor or tailor.
What do You think about Levi Strauss Gets A Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story Of A Pair Of Pants (2011)?
Ficion with a little bit of fact thrown in at the end. Loved the paintings on old Levi's!
—Ash
It was pretty clever, and who doesn't like the idea of people sluicing in vanilla?
—Lolalk1
