How long does it take to read Farmer Duck?
Martin Waddell, Vivian French, Helen Oxenbury, Susana Tornero Brugués
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell, Vivian French, Helen Oxenbury, Susana Tornero Brugués takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1991. 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 50 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Domestic animals, Ducks, Fiction, Farm life, Justice