Young Readers
The School Detectives and the Bullies
Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali
Jane Cadwallader
Kim and Tony are 11 years old. They go to the same school and they are in the same class.
They are called the school detectives because one day they helped the police to catch some thieves.
They are very good friends, but they are very different!
Kim loves dancing, singing, and swimming. Also, she’s good at playing football. She loves all animals, especially Simba, her big brown cat!
Tony doesn’t like singing and dancing, and he doesn’t like sports. He likes computers and technology, and he likes talking on his new walkie-talkies. His favourite hobby is taking photos. He doesn’t like pets, but Simba is different. He loves Simba.
Tony and Kim walk to school together every day. One day, they stop at a supermarket. Kim wants an apple, and Tony wants a pear. Kim sees two thieves. The thieves are taking bread, cakes, chocolate, rice, pasta and sauces. They are putting the food into their bags. They’ve got two bags full of food!
Tony! Look at those boys!
The children tell the manager about the thieves. They go around the supermarket, but they can’t see them.
I can’t see any thieves.
Where are they?