Who Was Jim Henson?

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Who Was Jim Henson?

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Who Was Jim Henson? Join us today as we learn about the creator of the Muppets.
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Holub, Joan, and Nancy Harrison. Who Was Jim Henson? Grosset & Dunlap, 2010.
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