How long does it take to read Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain?
Verna Aardema, illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Beatriz Vidal takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 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 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.
Subjects: Droughts, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Oversize books, Specimens, Stories in rhyme
