Peter & the Wolf ("Weird Al" Yankovic & Wendy Carlos album) Peter & the Wolf ("Weird Al" Yankovic & Wendy Carlos album) Peter & the Wolf/Carnival of the Animals – Part II is a studio album by American parody singer-songwriter and musician "Weird Al" Yankovic and composer and keyboardist Wendy Carlos, released in October 1988 on CBS Records. It features a comical adaptation of the orchestral works "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev and "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children at the 31st awards. Carlos was invited by CBS Records to work on the project
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History Lion Who Wrote History" has also been reviewed by "Kirkus Reviews", "Publishers Weekly", "The New York Times", and Common Sense Media. Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History is a 2017 picture book biography by Walter Dean Myers about the life of Frederick Douglass. "BookList", in a starred review, wrote "Focused, informative writing and strong, effective illustrations combine to make this the go-to Frederick Douglass biography for younger students." and the "School Library Journal" wrote "Although this title is similar in scope to Doreen Rappaport's "Frederick's Journey", the two books complement each other.