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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. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  10. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  11. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  13. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  14. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  17. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  18. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
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