How long does it take to read Flashing Fire Engines?
Flashing Fire Engines by Tony Mitton takes about 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1998. 24 pages, about 6,600 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Rhyming text and illustrations introduce the noisy world of the fire engine.
Subjects: Fire engines, Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction, Board books, Toy and movable books, Machinery