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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  10. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  11. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  16. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  17. School days
    03:57
    School days
  18. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
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