How long does it take to read Oil Spill!?
Oil Spill! by Melvin Berger takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1994. 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
Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future.
Subjects: Environmental aspects of Oil spills, Oil pollution of the sea, Oil spills, Pollution, Petroleum, Water, pollution