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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
    View More From The Gruffalo’s 20th Birthday
  8. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  9. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  10. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  11. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  12. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  13. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  14. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  15. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  16. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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