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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 from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  10. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  11. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  12. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  13. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  16. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  17. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  18. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
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