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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  12. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  18. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  19. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  20. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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