How long does it take to read Bears?
Bears by Ruth Krauss takes about 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1948. 24 pages, about 6,600 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 | 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Captioned drawings depict bears in some unusual places and poses.
Subjects: Bears -- Juvenile fiction, Bears, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Bears, fiction