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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  18. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  19. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  20. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
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