How long does it take to read Silent Music?
Silent Music by James Rumford takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2008. 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 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Like other children living in Baghdad, Ali loves soccer, music and dancing, but most of all, he loves the ancient art of calligraphy. When bombs begin to fall on his city, Ali turns to his pen, writing sweeping and gliding words to the silent music that drowns out the war all around him.
Subjects: picture book, Arabic Calligraphy, Fiction, Kalligraphie, Juvenile fiction, Alltag
