How long does it take to read The Growing Story?
Ruth Krauss, Phyllis Rowand
The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss, Phyllis Rowand takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1947. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A little boy worries throughout the summer that he's not getting bigger, but at the end of the season he tries on his winter clothes and realizes that he has grown.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Growth, Seasons, Children, Children's fiction
