How long does it take to read The Fox Busters?
The Fox Busters by Dick King-Smith takes about 2 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1978. 118 pages, about 32,450 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A community of chickens continually preyed on by hungry foxes is saved by the birth of three wonder chicks, who grow into magnificent flying machines and lead a climatic barnyard battle.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Chickens, Foxes, Fiction, Children's stories, Humorous stories
