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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. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  10. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  14. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  18. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
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