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Birdspotting Quiz
Authors Live with MG Leonard
  1. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  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. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  15. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  18. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
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