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A first science fiction novel
Which of his books does Alastair recommend young people should read first
  1. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  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. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  10. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  11. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  14. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  17. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  18. Who is Josh Bell?
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    Who is Josh Bell?
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