How long does it take to read Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is??
Robert E. Wells
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? by Robert E. Wells takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Illustrates the concept of big, bigger, and biggest by comparing the physical measurements of such large things as a blue whale, a mountain, a star, and the universe.
Subjects: Size judgment, Size, Size and shape
