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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  10. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  13. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  14. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  15. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  16. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  17. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  18. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
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