How long does it take to read Little Polar Bear?
Little Polar Bear by Hans De Beer takes about 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 29 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1987. 26 pages, about 7,150 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 | 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
While hunting with his father, a young polar bear drifts out to sea and ends up in a jungle where a friendly hippototamus helps him return home.
Subjects: Missing children, Bears, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Lost children, Polar bear