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Reading from The Crossing
Manjeet reads an extract from her novel.
  1. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  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. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  10. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  11. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  12. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  16. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  17. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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