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How to Train Your Dragon reading
Cressida reads an extract from her most famous book
  1. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
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  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
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  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
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  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
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  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
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  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
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  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
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  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
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  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
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  11. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  12. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  17. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
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