How long does it take to read The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle?
Claudia Logan
The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle by Claudia Logan takes about 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 45 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2001. 41 pages, about 11,275 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 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An account of Dr. George Reisner's 1925 discovery and excavation of a secret tomb in Giza, Egypt, based on archival documents and records, but told through the fictionalized experiences of a young boy who accompanies his father on the dig.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Tombs, Antiquities, Fiction, Archaeology, Historical fiction
