Roderick Hunt
Roderick Hunt | |
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| Born | South Africa |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1939–present |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | The Magic Key |
Roderick James Hunt MBE is a British children's author. His most famous series of stories is The Magic Key, which was first written as a part of the Oxford Reading Tree in 1985 and illustrated by Alex Brychta MBE. There were originally 30 stories, and there are now over 400.
Education
[edit | edit source]Hunt studied divinity and English at the University of Chester and was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2008 "for services to Education, particularly Children's Literacy".[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]The Magic Key books are used by over 80% of British primary schools to help children learn to read, in addition to schools in more than 120 other countries.[3] Along with Alex Brychta, who illustrates his stories, he was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award in the Education Resources Awards in 2009.[4]
In addition to The Magic Key, Hunt is also the author of the Read at Home and Wolf Hill series of stories, as well as many others.[1]
References
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