Tess and Jim are siblings. Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill’s travelling show comes to town. Jim wants to join them and thinks his catapulting skills will get him a place in the show. Unfortunately he is not very good, despite Tess training him, but all ends well as Jim averts disaster when Annie’s chicken’s escape.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 10-11 (Year 6)
  • Book band: Red A
  • Phonics phase: n/a

 


Jim and Tess are warned about Butch Cassidy and his gang, who are robbing banks in the nearby town. Jim is determined to catch the gang and sets off in pursuit. Tess, in disguise, follows him. Soon they encounter the gang and have to use all their wit and courage to outmanoeuvre them.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 10-11 (Year 6)
  • Book band: Red B
  • Phonics phase: n/a