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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  9. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  10. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  11. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  12. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  13. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  16. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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