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How long does it take to read Kids at Work?

Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor

Russell Freedman

Kids at Work by Russell Freedman takes about 1 hour 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 1 hour 59 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1994. 108 pages, about 29,700 words. Written for children.

4 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 3 hours 18 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 1 hour 59 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 14 minutes

The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

This photo-essay describes child labor in the United States at the beginning of the century and how Lewis Hine fought for reforms. A profile of the investigative photographer & how he used his camera to expose the horrors of forced child labor in the United States during the early 20th century. His dramatic photos are included.

Subjects: Biography, Photographers, Child labor, Social reformers, History, Reformers

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