How long does it take to read The Day the Teacher Went Bananas?
The Day the Teacher Went Bananas by James Howe takes about 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1984. 31 pages, about 8,525 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 | 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A class's new teacher, who leads the children in a number of very popular activities, turns out to be a gorilla.
Subjects: Fiction, Schools, Gorilla, Teachers, Juvenile fiction, School stories