How long does it take to read Sunken Treasure?
Sunken Treasure by Gail Gibbons takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1988. 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 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Describes the many-years-long search for the treasure that went down with the Atocha, a Spanish galleon sunk off Florida in a hurricane in 1622.
Subjects: Nuestra Señora de Atocha (Ship), Treasure-trove, Buried treasure, Treasure troves, Children's fiction, Buried treasure, fiction
