How long does it take to read The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon?
The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon by David Almond, Polly Dunbar takes about 2 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2001. 133 pages, about 36,575 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Helped by a very long ladder, some unusual acquaintances, two rather worried parents, and a great deal of community spirit, a young English boy makes an astonishing discovery when he embarks on a mission to prove that the moon is nothing but a big hole in the sky.
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Ladders, Boys, Fantasy
