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Meet Jim Henson

Name: Meet Jim Henson
Author: Louise Gikow
ISBN: 9780679846420

by Louise Gikow

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Synopsis

The story of the extraordinary man behind the Muppets touches upon his childhood fascination with television, his early interest in puppets, his first TV show, his revolutionary commercials, the Sesame Street Muppets, his movies, the Muppet Babies, "Fraggle Rock, "The Muppet Show", and more.

About the Author, Louise Gikow

Louise Gikow

Louise Gikow is an Emmy Award–winning author/composer of more than 150 scripts, books, and songs for kids and adults, including scripts for Sesame Workshop. She was editorial director and creative consultant at Jim Henson Productions for eleven years. She also created and ran a publishing and multimedia division at Nickelodeon. She lives in New York City.