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Developing your voice
The writers talk about how they created their own distinctive styles.
  1. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  7. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  8. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  9. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  10. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  11. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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