How long does it take to read The Brain?
Our Nervous System
The Brain by Seymour Simon takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1997. 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 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Describes the various parts of the brain and the nervous system and how they function to enable us to think, feel, move, and remember.
Subjects: Nervous system, Brain
