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Bungleman is Pickleton's very own local superhero. Dennis is his long-suffering son. When disaster strikes in Pickleton, it is Bungleman who everyone calls upon to save the day. Unfortunately, Bungleman is a rather useless superhero. When things go wrong, Dennis secretly always comes to his dad's rescue.

• Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
• Text type - A story with a familiar setting.
• A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and to scaffold writing.
• Curriculum links - Art and design: People in action; Citizenship: People who help us - the local police; ICT: Writing stories: communicating information using text.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Is it Bungleman to the rescue in this story with a familiar setting.

About the Author
Jeremy Strong writes books for children, mainly of junior school age, and has a special interest in children who are becoming independent readers and those not particularly interested in reading. All of his books are humorous and about real life situations with a surreal edge. He was born in 1949 in South East London and studied English at York University, after which he became a teacher and Head teacher, leaving the profession in 1991 to write full-time.


Book Information
ISBN 9780007230839
Author Jeremy Strong
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 80g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 2mm