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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
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  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
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  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
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  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
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  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
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  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
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  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:21
    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  12. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  13. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  16. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  17. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  18. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  19. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
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