How long does it take to read George and Martha?
George and Martha by James Marshall takes about 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 43 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1982. 39 pages, about 10,725 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 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two stories chronicle the ups and downs of a special friendship between two hippopotamuses.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Friendship, Hippopotamus, Fiction, Children's fiction, Hippopotamus, fiction
