Who Was Jim Henson?

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Harrison, Joan Holub, Joan/ Harrison Holub, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Nancy Harrison (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.2010
• EAN: 9780448454061
• ISBN: 978-0-448-45406-1
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 195 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Who Was...?; Who Was?; Who HQ
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books