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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  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. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  11. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  12. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  15. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  16. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  17. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  18. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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