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The life of Matthew Henson
Matthew Henson was a black polar explorer who is little known in the UK.
  1. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  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. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  10. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  14. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  15. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  16. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  17. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  18. The Crackledawn Dragon
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    The Crackledawn Dragon
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