Roderick Hunt

MBE
BornSouth Africa
OccupationWriter
Period1939–present
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksThe 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

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Alumni Stories". University of Chester. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  2. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 58729". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 14 June 2008. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Series Creators of Oxford Reading Tree, Roderick Hunt MBE and Alex Brychta MBE, receive the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award in this year's Education Resources Awards" (PDF). Oxford University Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Roderick Hunt MBE and Alex Brychta winners of this years Outstanding Achievement Award". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
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