How long does it take to read Madlenka?
Madlenka by Peter Sís takes about 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 48 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2000. 44 pages, about 12,100 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 | 1 hour 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Madlenka, whose New York City neighbors include the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the South American grocer, and the Chinese shopkeeper, goes around the block to show her friends her loose tooth and finds that it is like taking a trip around the world.
Subjects: Deciduous teeth, Geography, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Soccer, fiction, Imagination, fiction
