How long does it take to read "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth?
"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth by Eric Carle takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2002. 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 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Challenged by the other jungle animals for its seemingly lazy ways, a sloth living in a tree explains the many advantages of his slow and peaceful existence.
Subjects: Jungle animals, Animals, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Rain forest animals, Sloths
