How long does it take to read The Summer Birds?
The Summer Birds by Penelope Farmer takes about 2 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 19 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1962. 126 pages, about 34,650 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A strange, magical boy approaches Charlotte and Emma Makepeace on their way to school one day, and offers to teach them to fly. Soon all of the children in the village have learned, and are given one precious summer of flight and freedom, although they must struggle to keep their outings secret.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, Flight, Juvenile fiction, Fantastic fiction, Fiction, Vol
