How long does it take to read The Old Dog?
The Old Dog by Charlotte Zolotow takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1972. 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 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a young boy finds his old dog dead one morning, he spends the rest of the day thinking about all the good times they had together.
Subjects: African Americans, Death, Dogs, Fiction, Grief, Pets
