How long does it take to read The Secret of Childhood?
The Secret of Childhood by Maria Montessori takes about 4 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 23 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1936. 239 pages, about 65,725 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Describes the child with warmth and with the exactness of the scientist.
Subjects: Education, Child psychology, Child development, Montessori method of education, Child study, Education of children
