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How long does it take to read On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed Into Town?

Arnold Lobel

On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed Into Town by Arnold Lobel takes about 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 43 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1971. 39 pages, about 10,725 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 12 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 43 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 27 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Finding the appearance of New Amsterdam a total disgrace, Peter Stuyvesant begins issuing no-nonsense proclamations to rectify the situation.

Subjects: Fiction, Stories in rhyme, History, Children's fiction, American wit and humor, New york (n.y.), history, fiction

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