How long does it take to read Catch That Goat!?
Polly Alakija
Catch That Goat! by Polly Alakija takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2002. 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 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Ayoka is put in charge of the family goat, who promptly vanishes, and as Ayoka searches the marketplace she learns from the vendors of many things that have recently disappeared--including bread, sunglasses, and a wig.
Subjects: Markets, Goats, Fiction, Children's fiction, Nigeria, fiction, Goats, fiction
