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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  12. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  13. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  14. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  15. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  16. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  17. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  18. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  19. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  20. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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