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Who Was Jim Henson?
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Who Was Jim Henson? Paperback - 2010

by Joan Holub; Who Hq; Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)

Jim Henson created puppets like none ever seen before, with expressive fabric faces and rod-controlled arms. His Muppets became world-renowned celebrities and formed the backbone of a media empire. Illustrations.


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Jim Henson broke into television with a five-minute puppetry segment when he was only a freshman in college. He created puppets like none ever seen before, with expressive fabric faces and rod-controlled arms. His Muppets became world-renowned celebrities and formed the backbone of a media empire. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this easy-to-read biography will be published twenty years after Henson's untimely death.

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  • Title Who Was Jim Henson?
  • Author Joan Holub; Who Hq; Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Workshop
  • Date 2010-07-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780448454061 / 0448454068
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.3 in (19.30 x 13.46 x 0.76 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 750
  • Library of Congress subjects Henson, Jim, Television producers and directors - United
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009044186
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Joan Holub is the author and/or illustrator of many books for children. She lives in North Carolina, where the famous groundhog Sir Walter Wally helps watch the weather at the Museum of Natural Sciences. You can visit Joan at www.joanholub.com.

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