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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  12. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  13. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  14. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  15. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  16. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  19. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  20. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
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