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How long does it take to read The Berenstain Bears?

The Bear Detectives (The Berenstain Bears Beginner Books)

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain takes about 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 46 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1975. 42 pages, about 11,550 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 17 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 46 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 29 minutes

The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Illus. in full color. "Papa Bear tries to solve the mystery of Farmer Ben's missing pumpkin. Will keep beginning readers in stitches and prove enticing even to reluctant readers." School Library Journal.

Subjects: Bears, Stories in rhyme, Fiction, Children's stories, Juvenile fiction, Bears, fiction

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