How long does it take to read 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo?
Eric Carle, Chronicle Books Staff, Esther Rubio kokinos
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle, Chronicle Books Staff, Esther Rubio kokinos takes about 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 29 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1968. 26 pages, about 7,150 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds
Subjects: Counting, Zoo animals, Pictorial works, Picture books, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
