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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  2. Poo communication
    02:58
    Poo communication
  3. Otter party
    02:15
    Otter party
  4. The study of poo
    04:25
    The study of poo
  5. The size of a whale
    06:32
    The size of a whale
  6. Tiger skull
    04:20
    Tiger skull
  7. Book introduction
    02:33
    Book introduction
  8. Book reading
    03:58
    Book reading
  9. Questions from the audience
    03:05
    Questions from the audience
  10. Questions and answers
    05:31
    Questions and answers
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  14. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  15. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  16. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  17. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  18. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  19. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  20. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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