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The Undefeated
Author Kwame Alexander talks about writing his book The Undefeated.
  1. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  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. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  10. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  11. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  12. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  13. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  14. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  15. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  18. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
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