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Reading The Undefeated
Author Kwame Alexander reads from his excellent book, The Undefeated.
  1. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  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. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  10. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  11. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  14. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  15. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  18. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
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