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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  14. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  15. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  17. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  18. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
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