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Introducing Wain
Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
  1. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  12. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  13. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  14. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  16. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  19. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  20. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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