How long does it take to read Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent?
Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Bill Peet takes about 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 51 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1975. 46 pages, about 12,650 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 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Cyrus, a shy and friendly serpent, finally realizes his ambition by heroically helping some voyagers through a storm and foiling some dastardly pirates.
Subjects: Children's stories, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Sea monsters, Animals, mythical, Children's fiction
