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What are you favourite things about books?
Ross answers the question from Jordan from St James' Primary.
  1. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  19. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  20. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  21. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  22. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
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