How long does it take to read The Bravest Dog Ever?
The True Story of Balto
Natalie Standiford
The Bravest Dog Ever by Natalie Standiford takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1989. 48 pages, about 13,200 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 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who braved a snowstorm to deliver medicine to Nome, Alaska, during a 1925 diphtheria epidemic.
Subjects: Balto (Dog), Sled dogs, Biography, Diphtheria, History, Dogs
