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Using Scotland as a setting
Ross talks about the beauty of using Scotland as a setting for his books.
  1. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  10. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  11. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  12. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  13. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  14. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  17. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  18. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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