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Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
Ross answers the question from Oliver from Aith Junior High.
  1. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  10. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  11. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  12. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  18. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
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