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The Black Flamingo
Dean gives us a flavour of The Black Flamingo with a reading from the opening chapter.
  1. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  19. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  20. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
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