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The Adventure of Blueberry BoyIt was the school summer holidays. Early on a normal

Tuesday morning, Billy heard loud noises coming from downstairs. He stumbled downstairs and saw his mum running out of the door. She was late for work again. In the kitchen, his breakfast lay on the table.

Billy took a blueberry and popped it into his mouth. As he bit into it, something very odd happened. He

felt himself get very hot and his skin turned blue!

Billy ran upstairs to look in the mirror. He saw that he was round, blue and dressed in an odd-looking superhero outfit. On his chest, there was a big letter B. “What does the B stand for?” he said to himself. Then, he remembered the blueberry.

Billy could feel butterflies in his tummy as he looked at himself. “I am Blueberry Boy,” he whispered to himself. “I must have super powers!” he thought.

As quick as a flash, Billy was in the garden ready to test his new powers. “Maybe I can fly,” he puzzled. Holding his breath, Billy jumped off the top of the slide...

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Billy landed in a big heap on the floor.

“Maybe I am super strong,” he said. He tried and tried to pick up the biggest rock he could find but he couldn’t.

“I must be able to jump really high,” he told himself. He tried to jump over the high fence at the back of the garden. CRASH. Billy jumped straight into the fence.

Suddenly, he noticed that the garden was looking very blue. He put his hand out to stroke his dog, Max. Amazingly, Max turned blue as well! Billy ran around the garden turning everything blue.


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The History of Superheroes A superhero is a fictional character that can be found in books, films or comics. They often have superhuman powers and fight for good or to protect people. They usually have an interesting name and a special suit that might hide who they really are.

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1. Tick how many 2p coins you would need to buy Spiderman.

2. Which two items could you buy with 10p? Tick two.

3. You have 20p in your purse. Choose the item or items you could

buy with this coin. Circle or tick the items.

10p

3p

7p

13p

5p

15p

20p

I would need ______ 2p coins.

Superhero money problems 2**

1. You have 20p in your purse. Choose the item or items you could

buy with this coin. Circle or tick the items.

2. I have brought these three items: How much money have I spent? Solve in the box below.

3. There is 50p in my purse. I buy Spiderman, the Hulk and

Captain America’s shield. How much change do I have?

10p

3p

7p

13p

5p

15p

20p

I have _________ left in my purse.

Superhero money problems 3***

1. There is 90p in my purse. I buy Spiderman, the Hulk and Captain America’s shield. How much change do I have?

2. I buy three items from the toy shop. My total is 74p. Which three items have I brought?

3. You have £1 to spend in the toy shop. Which items can you buy? How much change would you have left?

30p

18p

26p

22p

15p

33p

36p

I have _________ left in my purse.

I can buy:

I have __________ left.

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