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Finding the bear
Sav talks about how he went about finding the look of the bear for his story book
  1. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
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  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
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  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
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  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
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  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
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  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
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  13. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  14. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  18. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  19. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  20. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  21. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  22. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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