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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
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    Inspired by travelling
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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  10. Favourite book
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    Favourite book
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    Themes of The Infinite
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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    Remembering Kobe Bryant
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    Alastair’s influences
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    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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    Poetry is everywhere
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    Dogs in space
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