How long does it take to read Uncle Shelby's A Giraffe and a Half?
Uncle Shelby's A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1964. 48 pages, about 13,200 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 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Delightfully zany rhymes about a giraffe who accumulates some ridiculous things--like glue on his shoe and a bee on his knee--only to lose them again, one by one. "Infectiously funny . . . a good nonsensical text and illustrations".--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
Subjects: American Nonsense verses, Children's poetry, Stories in rhyme, Juvenile fiction, Giraffe, Fiction
