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Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
Ross answers the question from Oliver from Aith Junior High.
  1. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    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
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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    Children’s Laureate
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    The life of Matthew Henson
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    A question about Charlie and Lola
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  15. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  17. Walking and talking
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    Drawing Bugbops
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