How long does it take to read Follow the Dream?
Follow the Dream by Peter Sís takes about 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 40 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1991. 36 pages, about 9,900 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 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In a pictorial retelling, Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient
Subjects: Spanish, Discovery and exploration, Explorers, Biography, Discoveries in geography
