Paul Shipton





Paul Shipton

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Paul Shipton (born 1963) is an award-winning children's author.

He was born in Manchester and attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Manchester University. After completing two Masters' degrees (in Classics and Philosophy), he taught English in Istanbul for a year. After returning to the UK, he taught English as a foreign language for several years, and it was around this time that he published his first book, Zargon Zoo (1991).

Four years later, he published Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear, and relocated with his family to Wisconsin, United States, where he works as a freelance writer and editor. He also writes books for younger readers under the pen name Paul Cooper. He and his wife and two daughters now divide their time between Cam...more


Average rating: 3.87 · 277 ratings · 66 reviews · 92 distinct works
The Pig Scrolls
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 118 ratings7 editions
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The Pig Who Saved the World...
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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Bug Muldoon: The Garden of ...
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions
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Petey (Oxford Reading Tree:...
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions
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Bones! (Oxford Reading Tree...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions
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The Anti-Bully Machine (Oxf...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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Billy's Luck (Oxford Readin...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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The Beatles (Penguin Reader...
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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The Revenge of Captain Bloo...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions
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The Ultimate Trainers (Oxfo...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005
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More books by Paul Shipton…
The Cowboy Next Door (Oxfor... Billy's Luck The Goalie's Secret The Revenge of Captain Blood The Monster In The Wardrobe The Ultimate Trainers Bones!
TreeTops - Oxford Reading Tree (108 books)
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