How long does it take to read Butterfly and the Bog Beast?
Butterfly and the Bog Beast by Nancy Krulik takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1996. 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 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Phoebe suggests the Walkersville Elementary Butterflies as the name for the soccer team, the others kids think the name is boring and wimpy. That's when Ms. Firzzle whisks the class off to a bog full of butterflies to learn what those flying creatures are really like
Subjects: Bogs, Color, Animal defenses, Butterflies, Camouflage (Biology), Mariposa
