How long does it take to read Crocodile and Hen?
Crocodile and Hen by Joan M. Lexau takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1969. 48 pages, about 13,200 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 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Hen so confuses Crocodile by calling him "brother" every time he is ready to eat her that disconcerted, hungry Crocodile goes searching for an explanation of how such a relationship can be.
Subjects: Animals, Fiction, Folklore, Children's fiction, Animals, fiction, Crocodiles, fiction
