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.