How long does it take to read It Takes a Village?
Jane Cowen-Fletcher
It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen-Fletcher 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 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On market day in a small village in Benin, Yemi tries to watch her little brother Kokou and finds that the entire village is watching out for him too.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Family, Juvenile fiction, Sibling Relations, Fiction, Children's fiction
