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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. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  14. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  16. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  19. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  20. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  21. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  22. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
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