How long does it take to read Why the Whales Came?
Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo takes about 2 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 59 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1760. 163 pages, about 44,825 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two children befriend the old man known as the Birdman of Bryher and help him lift a curse from their island.
Subjects: Fiction, Friendship, Islands, Whales, Children's fiction, Whales, fiction
