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How to Train Your Dragon reading
Cressida reads an extract from her most famous book
  1. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  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. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  12. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  18. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  19. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
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