How long does it take to read The Last Polar Bears?
Harry Horse
The Last Polar Bears by Harry Horse takes about 1 hour 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 28 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 80 pages, about 22,000 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Grandfather is off on an expedition to the North Pole to find the Last Polar Bears and with him goes Roo - a dog of character and strong views. The intrepid explorers set sail on the good ship Unsinkable and embark on the adventure of a lifetime.Eccentric, moving and very funny, their story is told through a series of extraordinary letters.
Subjects: Fiction, Grandfathers, Letters, Dogs, Explorers, Young Adult Fiction
