How long does it take to read The Tarantula in My Purse?
and 172 Other Wild Pets
The Tarantula in My Purse by Jean Craighead George takes about 2 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 27 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1996. 134 pages, about 36,850 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 | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons.
Subjects: Biography, Naturalists, Wild animals as pets, Women, Women -- Biography, Pets
