How long does it take to read Bintou's Braids?
Sylviane A. Diouf, Sylviana Diouf
Bintou's Braids by Sylviane A. Diouf, Sylviana Diouf takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Bintou, a little girl living in West Africa, finally gets her wish for braids, she discovers that what she dreamed for has been hers all along.
Subjects: Braids (Hairdressing), Fiction, Hair, Wunsch, Ich-Starke, Children's stories
