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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  2. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
    01:23
    Horrid Henry's Monster Movie
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  3. A proof reading
    05:09
    A proof reading
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  4. How Henry happened
    05:58
    How Henry happened
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  5. Ideas for Henry's stories
    07:00
    Ideas for Henry's stories
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  6. Not a Horrid Henry book
    02:16
    Not a Horrid Henry book
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  7. Tips for budding writers
    03:41
    Tips for budding writers
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  8. Q&A with Francesca Simon
    04:30
    Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  9. More Q&A with Francesca Simon
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    More Q&A with Francesca Simon
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  10. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  11. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  14. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  16. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  17. More Cookie Books
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    More Cookie Books
  18. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  19. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
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