Mr. Blue Jeans: A Story About Levi Strauss (Creative Minds)

Weidt, Maryann N.

ISBN 10: 0876144210 ISBN 13: 9780876144213

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, 1990

Synopsis

Traces the life of the immigrant Jewish peddler who went on to found Levi Strauss & Co., the world's first and largest manufacturer of denim jeans

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Grade 4-6-- A six-chapter narrative of the life of the German Jewish businessman who settled in New York and then San Francisco after the Gold Rush, making millions selling denim work pants. Written in a simple yet varied style, this book may be compared to Sondra Henry & Emily Taitz's Everyone Wears His Name: A Biography of Levi Strauss , (Dillon, 1990). Unlike that book, which offers a colorful, original cover and many photo reproductions, this book is illustrated with a few muted drawings that lend a folktale quality. Also, it's possible that the combination of illustrations and subtitles may lead readers to confuse fact with fiction. Mr. Blue Jeans focuses on important biographical facts about Strauss, and includes details of special interest to children, omitting the extensive historical background information found in Henry & Taitz's book. Because Weidt's book lacks an index, it will offer minimal help to researchers. --Phyllis Graves, Creekwood Middle School, Kingwood, TX
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0876144210
• ISBN 13: 9780876144213
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Anderson Lydia M.