How long does it take to read The Very Busy Spider?
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle takes about 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 29 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1984. 26 pages, about 7,150 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 48 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.
Subjects: Spider webs, Arañas, Juvenile fiction, Spider, Fiction, Animales domésticos
