For anyone reading Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, the “fairly fabricated tale” with have you laughing at the language and in awe of the illustrations. Levi Strauss gets his bright idea to create pants after building tents to keep men protected from Mother Nature. He puts his invention to the test, and before Levi knows it, gold miners were excited to have pants that didn’t fall off after a hard day of work. An author’s note at the end of the book explains some history about Levi Strauss and his role in the invention of blue jeans. It also notes that this book “stretches” the story of the invention of blue jeans “to near popping.” The illustrations fit the book perfectly: pictures painted on to old pairs of jeans. Adults will most likely appreciate the technique, but it shouldn’t get lost on children. You can find this book in the Easy section under E JOH.
