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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
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    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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
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    Pets
  10. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  11. Balloons!
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    Balloons!
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    Remembering Kobe Bryant
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    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
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    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  16. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
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    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
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