How long does it take to read Wright Brothers?
How They Invented the Airplane
Wright Brothers by Russell Freedman takes about 2 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 22 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1991. 129 pages, about 35,475 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.
Subjects: Aeronautics, Biography, Newbery honor books, Newbery Honor
