Dive under the sea to the underwater farmyard where dolphins dance among the sheep and cows, while a musical octopus plays.

A magical picture book written by the new Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, and illustrated by Joel Stewart, winner of the Macmillan Prize for Illustration.

'One of those rare books that make you very glad something so strange and so beautiful exists' -- Independent

'a dreamy bedtime story' -- Financial Times

This book is part of a book series called Read Aloud .

This book is at the foundation stage (early years) of the key stage system. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) covers children from birth to age 5 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Pan Macmillan .

Carol Ann Duffy is widely acclaimed as Britain's leading female poet. She was born in Glasgow, grew up in Staffordshire and studied philosophy at Liverpool University. She has won many awards in recognition of her work, including the Whitbread Prize, the Signal Prize and the Forward Prize for Poetry. Carol Ann now lives in Manchester. Joel Stewart is one of Macmillan's brightest stars. He graduated from Falmouth College of Arts with a first class degree and won the Macmillan Prize in 2000. He has illustrated the critically acclaimed UNDERWATER FARMYARD (0 333 96064 5), and the follow-up, MOON ZOO (1 4050 2050 4), both written by Carol Ann Duffy.