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What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
Holly is asked about what boys can learn from her writing?
  1. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
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  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
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  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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  9. Pets
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    Pets
  10. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  11. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  12. Question time
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    Question time
  13. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  14. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  15. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  18. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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