How long does it take to read The Pumpkin Patch?
The Pumpkin Patch by Margaret McNamara takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 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 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Katy finds what she thinks is the perfect pumpkin on a class field trip to a pumpkin patch, but after her classmates tease her about how small it is, it is up to Katy's father to show her how perfect her pumpkin can be.
Subjects: Fiction, Pumpkin, School field trips, Field trips, Children's fiction, Robin Hill School series
