How long does it take to read When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins?
Rhonda Gowler Greene
When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler Greene takes about 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 33 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1997. 30 pages, about 8,250 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 | 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Rhymed text describes how shapes are made from simple lines. Some of the verses appear on the page in the shape they describe.
Subjects: Shape, Fiction, Stories in rhyme, Visual poetry, Shape in fiction, Line (Art)
