Her own experiences later became the basis for her second book.
In 1939 Hunt graduated with an A.B. degree from the University of Illinois in Urbana. She earned an M.A. degree at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in 1946 and did additional graduate work at the University of Colorado, Boulder. From 1930 to 1945 she was a teacher of English and French in the Oak Park, Illinois, public schools. Between 1946 and 1950 she was an instructor in psychology at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion. In 1950 she returned to elementary and junior high school teaching in Cicero, Illinois, becoming the director of language arts in that school system in 1965. She retired from that position in 1969 and devoted herself to her writing.
"During the early sixties," says Hunt, "while teaching social studies to junior high school students, I felt that teaching history through literature was a happier, more effective process." She found that her grandfather's old stories which she remembered well, could be used effectively. Her books were written to fit the needs of her students. Hunt now lives in Clearwater, Florida.
Across Five Aprils was recognized by its publishers as a worthy book and was given the Charles W.
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