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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  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. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  10. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  11. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  12. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  15. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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