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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  17. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  18. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  19. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  20. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  21. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  22. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
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