This eye-catching Driver Dan storybook features And They're Off! one of the picture books read in the television series. All the colourful boats line up for a race across the sea, but beneath the waves, a speeding submarine also has the finish line in its sights. Who will get there first and win the race?

Here, picture books from the TV series are brought to life by Driver Dan and the Story Train characters. Beautiful artwork and original stories will engage young children and emerging readers. They are encouraged to look at the pictures and discuss the action, before re-enacting elements from the story in an entirely natural, entertaining way that will broaden their book experience.

This book is part of a book series called Driver Dan .

There are 24 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 2011 by Pan Macmillan .

Rebecca Elgar is building a strong international profile with her eye-catching toddler titles. Her Jack board books for Kingfisher are recommended by Bookstart for their nationwide reading projects. The first two Jack novelty titles were published in April 1999. Rebecca is also the creator of Kingfisher's feisty pre-school character, Tiger. She lives in Brighton.