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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  10. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  11. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  12. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
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