Books by Paul Shipton

Ben is going to play a soccer match, but he wants new soccer shoes. Far away, a boy called Victor plays soccer in the street. He's a fantastic player. He doesn't have any soccer shoes. Find out how the two boys become friends, and what Ben learns.

Ben and Rosie take their kayaks to Grandpa's favourite river -but there's a flood! Sam has a pet store in the town, and water from the river is in his store. Can Ben help the animals?

Ben and Max are skateboarding in the park. What happens when a tall boy called Flip laughs at Max? And why is Flip scared when he rides Grandpa's new skateboard?

Rosie, Ben, and Clunk the robot go to the art museum with Grandpa. What do they do when two robbers want to steal the art?

Max is in a new ice-hockey team, called The Tigers. But what happens when Grandpa and Clunk take the children to a snowy place to see a snow tiger?

Grandpa was excited to take Ben into the past for a trip on a fantastic old train. But what happened when Rosie, Alice, and Clunk found out that robbers were on the train? Could they stop the train before something terrible happened?

Kate loves singing and playing her guitar - and she''s good, too. One Saturday, she goes to the town square with her friend Lucy, and plays there. It''s a big thing, playing in front of people, and Kate isn''t the only street performer in the square that day. The silver statue is there, and that''s OK because she never moves or speaks. But Joe the drummer is there too, and Kate''s music and Joe''s drums aren''t good together. Or are they?Word count1,410

Rapid Phonics is a literacy intervention which can be used with groups or individuals. Developed by Dr Marlynne Grant, Educational Psychologist, following extensive research, Rapid Phonics fiction and non-fiction titles are designed for pupils in Year 1 and above, who are having difficulties with phonics.

When Harry and Chelsea go shopping, Harry has trouble opening the shop doors and Chelsea has to help. Illustrated by Claire Chrystall

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Orange Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 2.

Why has the magic key taken Biff and Chip to a town where everyone is asleep? The non-fiction pair book for this title is Sleep. Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books to develop children's reading comprehension and foster a love of reading across text types.