How long does it take to read And Tango Makes Three?
Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2005. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others. This illustrated children's book fictionalizes the true story of two male penguins who became partners and raised a penguin chick in the Central Park Zoo.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, LGBTQ, Zoo animals, Fiction, Homosexuality, Penguins
