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Using Scotland as a setting
Ross talks about the beauty of using Scotland as a setting for his books.
  1. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  14. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  18. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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