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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  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. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  10. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  11. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  18. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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