How long does it take to read Fireboat?
Fireboat by Maira Kalman 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 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
Subjects: Boats and boating, Fire extinction, Fireboats, John J. Harvey (Fireboat), World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.)
