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{{book|image=Book.youngpuppeteer.jpg|writer=Leslie Gourse|illustrator=Robert S. Brown|date=[[2000]]|publisher=Aladdin Paperbacks, [[Simon & Schuster]]|series=Childhood of Famous Americans|pages=|isbn=0689833989}}
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{{book|writer=[[Leslie Gourse]]|illustrator=Robert S. Brown|date=[[2000]]|publisher=Aladdin Paperbacks, [[Simon & Shuster]]|series=Childhood of Famous Americans|isbn=0689833989}}
 
'''Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer''' is a biography of [[Jim Henson]] written for the target age group of 9-12.
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'''''Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer''''' is a biography of [[Jim Henson]] written for the target age group of 9-12.
   
 
* Cover illustration by Meryl Henderson
 
* Cover illustration by Meryl Henderson
 
* Interior illustrations are photographs manipulated by Robert S. Brown. Some photos are Henson/Muppet related, others are stock photos made to look like illustrations of Henson's early life.
 
* Interior illustrations are photographs manipulated by Robert S. Brown. Some photos are Henson/Muppet related, others are stock photos made to look like illustrations of Henson's early life.
   
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==Contents==
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*Chapter 1: Jim Henson is Born ... 11
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*Chapter 2: Early Family Relationships & Childhood Games ... 18
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*Chapter 3: Early School Days ... 32
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*Chapter 4: [[Scouting|Cub Scout]] Projects with Puppets ... 49
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*Chapter 5: T. Kermit Scott Moves to Town ... 59
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*Chapter 6: Church ... 68
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*Chapter 7: Leaving Stoneville and Leland ... 71
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*Chapter 8: Early Work with Puppets ... 74
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*Chapter 9: Jim Gets [[Sam and Friends|His Own Television Show]] ... 84
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*Chapter 10: Both [[the Henson family|the Henson Family]] and the Muppet Business Grow ... 101
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*Chapter 11: The Muppets Find a Home on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' ... 113
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*Chapter 12: ''Sesame Street'' Keeps Growing and Collecting Honors ... 135
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*Chapter 13: An Unforeseen Disaster ... 147
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*For Further Reading ... 159
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==See also==
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* [[Jim Henson biographies]]
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[[Category:Non-fiction Books]]
 
[[Category:Non-fiction Books]]
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[[Category:Jim Henson Books]]

Latest revision as of 06:11, 25 June 2019

Book.youngpuppeteer
Written by Leslie Gourse
Illustrator Robert S. Brown
Published 2000
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, Simon & Schuster
Series Childhood of Famous Americans
ISBN 0689833989

Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer is a biography of Jim Henson written for the target age group of 9-12.

  • Cover illustration by Meryl Henderson
  • Interior illustrations are photographs manipulated by Robert S. Brown. Some photos are Henson/Muppet related, others are stock photos made to look like illustrations of Henson's early life.

Contents

  • Chapter 1: Jim Henson is Born ... 11
  • Chapter 2: Early Family Relationships & Childhood Games ... 18
  • Chapter 3: Early School Days ... 32
  • Chapter 4: Cub Scout Projects with Puppets ... 49
  • Chapter 5: T. Kermit Scott Moves to Town ... 59
  • Chapter 6: Church ... 68
  • Chapter 7: Leaving Stoneville and Leland ... 71
  • Chapter 8: Early Work with Puppets ... 74
  • Chapter 9: Jim Gets His Own Television Show ... 84
  • Chapter 10: Both the Henson Family and the Muppet Business Grow ... 101
  • Chapter 11: The Muppets Find a Home on Sesame Street ... 113
  • Chapter 12: Sesame Street Keeps Growing and Collecting Honors ... 135
  • Chapter 13: An Unforeseen Disaster ... 147
  • For Further Reading ... 159

See also