How long does it take to read The Foolish Tortoise?
Richard Buckley
The Foolish Tortoise by Richard Buckley takes about 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 24 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1985. 22 pages, about 6,050 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Juvenile fiction, Turtles, Children's fiction, Turtles, fiction, Snakes, fiction
