How long does it take to read The Popcorn Dragon?
The Popcorn Dragon by Jane Thayer takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1953. 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 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Dexter the dragon finds he can blow smoke and gets so excited by this newfound skill that he lords it over the other animals until they get sick of him and won't play with him anymore. When he becomes lonely he thinks of an ingenious way to get his friends to like him again.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Dragons, children's stories, picture books, giraffes
