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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. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  7. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  8. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  9. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  13. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  14. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  15. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
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