How long does it take to read Abe Lincoln?
The Boy Who Loved Books
Abe Lincoln by Kay Winters takes about 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 45 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 41 pages, about 11,275 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 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The story of how a boy who loved to read changed the world forever." This is a captivating book, written in what seems to me to be free verse. I would say it is suitable for all elementary grades, to be read to the younger students and read by the older ones. Its emphasis lies in Abe Lincoln's childhood. He doesn't study law until page 34 out of 37, and he's elected the 16th President on page 36. Children will learn about young Abe's family life, the death of his mother, his father's remarriage, and about Abe pulling corn in a friend's field for 3 days to pay him back for ruining a book he had borrowed. The illustrations are wonderful, rendered in oil paint on canvas. This is the best elementary-level book about Abraham Lincoln I've experienced. Amazon.
Subjects: Presidents, Books and reading, Childhood and youth, Biography, Presidents, united states
