How long does it take to read The Tree of Life?
The Tree of Life by Peter Sís takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Presents the life of the famous nineteenth-century naturalist using text from Darwin's writings and detailed drawings by Sis
Subjects: Naturalists, Biography, Biologists, Evolution (Biology), Evolution
