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What are you favourite things about books?
Ross answers the question from Jordan from St James' Primary.
  1. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  17. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  18. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  19. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  20. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  21. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  22. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
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