How long does it take to read The Butterfly?
The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1972. 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 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.
Subjects: Jews, France, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, History, Children's fiction
