How long does it take to read Kids at Work?
Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
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