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Underwater Farmyard

Underwater Farmyard

by Carol Ann Duffy (Author), JoelStewart (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2009

    $12.92
Synopsis

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

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 32
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 04 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 0230748066
ISBN 13: 9780230748064
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years

Media Reviews
One of those rare books that make you very glad something so strange and so beautiful exists. --Independent
The lulling tone of the verses and exquisite illustrations by the award-winning illustrator make this a dreamy bedtime story. --Financial Times
Author Bio
Carol Ann Duffy lives in Manchester, where she is Professor and Creative Director of the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her poetry has received many awards, including the Signal Prize for Children's Verse, the Whitbread, Forward and T. S. Eliot Prizes, and the Lannan and E. M. Forster Prize in America. She was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 2009. Her collections include Mean Time, Love Poems and The Bees, which won the Costa Poetry Award. Her writing for children includes Queen Munch and Queen Nibble, The Skipping-Rope Snake and The Tear Thief. She was made a DBE in the 2015 New Year Honours list. Joel Stewart is one of today's brightest stars in children's books. Having graduated with a first class degree, he won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2000. As well as writing and illustrating wonderfully quirky books, Joel is a keen banjo player and adores comic strips.