How long does it take to read It's Earth Day!?
It's Earth Day! by Mercer Mayer takes about 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2008. 24 pages, about 6,600 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After Little Critter learns about Earth Day in school, he does everything he can to help protect the environment and save the polar bears from global warming, but he gets discouraged when his Climate Control Machine fails to work.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Earth Day, Global warming, Little Critter (Fictitious character), Environmental protection, Greenhouse effect
