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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  10. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  11. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  12. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  17. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  18. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
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