How long does it take to read Waiting for the BiblioBurro?
Waiting for the BiblioBurro by Monica Brown takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2011. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a man brings to a remote village two burros, Alfa and Beto, loaded with books the children can borrow, Ana's excitement leads her to write a book of her own as she waits for the BibliBurro to return. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a note on the true story of Columbia's BiblioBurro and mobile libraries in other countries.
Subjects: Books and reading, Libraries, Biblioburro, Fiction, Segregation in education, Juvenile fiction
