How long does it take to read Greyling?
a picture story from the islands of Shetland
Greyling by Jane Yolen takes about 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 39 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1968. 35 pages, about 9,625 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 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A selchie, a seal who has turned into a human boy, lives as the son of a childless Scottish couple for many years until, to save his "father's" life, he returns to the sea.
Subjects: Fiction, Seals (Animals), Fairy tales, Seals (animals), fiction, Children's fiction
