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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  16. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  18. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  21. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
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