How long does it take to read 10 Little Rubber Ducks?
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10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle takes about 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 37 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2005. 34 pages, about 9,350 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different directions. The rubber duck's squeak is reproduced at the end of the book. Based on a factual incident.
Subjects: Fiction, Sound effects books, Ducks, Toys, Specimens, Juvenile fiction
