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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  7. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  8. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  9. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  10. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  11. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
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