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Our Tower reading
Joseph reads his book Our Tower and we can also see the illustrations by Richard Johnson.
  1. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  2. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
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  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
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  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
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  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
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  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
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  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
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  8. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  9. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  10. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  11. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  12. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  13. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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