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Introducing Wain
Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
  1. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  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. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  10. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  11. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  12. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  15. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  16. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  17. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  18. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
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