One of the country's leading writers on alternative educational programs for kids, Wisenthal has written more than 50 articles on education and transformational issues affecting children for magazines and newspapers such as The New York Times, Parade, USA Today, Daily News, Scholastic, Contact Kids, National Geographic and other publications. He also has been an editorial consultant for Newsday's Student Briefing Page. He still writes frequently for the paper. Wisenthal has lectured about writing, kids and the media in New York City's public schools and to high school teachers at Babson College. He has produced more than 100 animation segments for Children Television Workshop's Sesame Street and 3,2,1 Contact and collaborated with Chuck Jones on TV pilots for CBS' Children's Programming Department. Wisenthal is a graduate of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

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