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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
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    03:14
    Themes of books
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
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    Discovering New Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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    The Great Storm Whale reading
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    Questions from pupils
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    Introduction to the Twitchers
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    05:22
    Questions from schools
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    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
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    The importance of libraries
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