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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of 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. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  10. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  11. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  16. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  17. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
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