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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  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. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  10. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  13. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  14. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  15. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  16. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  17. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  18. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
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