How long does it take to read Handa's Surprise?
Eileen Browne
Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne takes about 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 31 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1994. 28 pages, about 7,700 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 | 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 41 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Handa puts seven different delicious fruits in a basket to take to her firend Akeyo as a surprise. But Handa's walk takes her past a variety of animals, and the fruits do look very inviting...
Subjects: Amistad, Bilingual, Ficción juvenil, Fiction, Friendship, Fruit
