Learn little-known facts about the life of Jim Henson: Jim fell in love with TV when he was young He was 13 years old when he saw his first television show. Early televisions had tiny, black-and-white screens. They were also expensive and didn’t have many shows to watch. But to Jim, television was magical, and he wanted to be part of it. He decided he wanted to be a puppeteer Jim heard a TV station was looking for puppeteers. He didn’t know anything about making puppets, so he learned from books. He got the job! Jim would go on to create some of the most famous puppets of all time—the Muppets. Jim joined a new show called Sesame Street The show would help kids get ready for school by teaching them letters, numbers, and how to be a good friend. Jim created Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Kermit the Frog, and many more puppets we know and love from Sesame Street! He went on many adventures with the Muppets Jim also helped create The Muppet Show, Muppet movies, and lots more. He brought new technology to puppets that had never been used before and created new types of special effects for movies.
✔ Author(s): Stacia Deutsch
✔ Title: The Story of Jim Henson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
✔ Rating : 4.9 out of 5 base on (162 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 164876066X
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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