How long does it take to read The Very Quiet Cricket?
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle takes about 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 31 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1990. 28 pages, about 7,700 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 | 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.
Subjects: Fiction, Crickets, Sound effects books, Animal sounds, Toy and movable books, Specimens
