Michael Capuzzo, author portrait

Michael Capuzzo

Four time-Pulitzer Prize nominee MICHAEL CAPUZZO has won countless awards for his writing, including the National Headliner Award and the Sunday Magazine Editors’ Association award for best magazine story. In addition to authoring four books on animals (WILD THINGS, MUTTS: America's Dogs, OUR BEST FRIENDS, and CAT CAUGHT MY HEART), he has been a nationally syndicated animal columnist for Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Miami Herald, and Chicago Sun-Times. Articles he has written for national publications such as Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Life, and Reader’s Digest have ranged in subject from swimming among sharks on a dive to recovering Spanish gold to the Vietnamese boat people. He lives in rural New Jersey with his wife and two children.
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Get Inspired! Books for After-School Clubs & Activities

Coordinating after-school clubs and activities in your school community? Explore our collection of books that will help students discover their passion for new (and screen-free!) hobbies. Focusing on topics such as art, board games, crafting, cooking, nature, sports, and more—these books are bound to spark imagination and movement. Browse the middle school and high school

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