Who Was Jim Henson?

Part of Who Was?

Illustrated by Nancy Harrison
$6.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Penguin Workshop
On sale Jul 08, 2010 | 978-1-101-43715-5
Age 8-12 years
Reading Level: Lexile 750L | Fountas & Pinnell S
Sales rights: World
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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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.