How long does it take to read The Curious Garden?
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2009. 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 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time.While out exploring one day, a little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world. This is an enchanting tale with environmental themes and breathtaking illustrations that become more vibrant as the garden blooms. Red-headed Liam can also be spotted on every page, adding a clever seek-and-find element to this captivating picture book.
Subjects: Gardening, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, City and town life, Juvenile works, Legends, Myths, Fables