How long does it take to read The First Day of School?
The First Day of School by Margaret McNamara takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2005. 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 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After a summer of playing with his puppy, Michael is sad to learn that she cannot stay with him on the first day of school.
Subjects: Fiction, First day of school, Schools, Dogs, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction
