Jim Henson the guy who played with puppets

Chronicles the life of Jim Henson, describing how he pushed the boundaries of entertainment and brought the art of puppets to a new level with the creation of his Muppets.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krull, Kathleen
Other Authors: Johnson, Steve, 1960- (Illustrator), Fancher, Lou (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Children's Books, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:Chronicles the life of Jim Henson, describing how he pushed the boundaries of entertainment and brought the art of puppets to a new level with the creation of his Muppets.
Physical Description:35 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780375857218 (trade hc) :
0375857214 (trade hc)
9780375957215 (gibraltar library binding)
0375957219 (gibraltar library binding)
Author Notes:

KATHLEEN KRULL--winner of the 2010 Eureka! Children's Nonfiction Award Silver Honor--is perhaps best known as a writer of richly entertaining biographies for children, such as FDR and The Boy Who Invented TV . Her Lives of series, which includes Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought) , has been hugely popular with readers of all ages. Kathleen lives with her husband, children's illustrator Paul Brewer, in San Diego, California.

STEVE JOHNSON and LOU FANCHER, a husband-and-wife team, are the illustrators of The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull, My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss, and New York's Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne. I Walk At Night was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Visit www.johnsonandfancher.com.