How long does it take to read You Wouldn't Want to Be a Sumerian Slave!?
A Life of Hard Labor You'd Rather Avoid
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Sumerian Slave! by Jacqueline Morley takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2007. 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 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book teaches young readers about ancient Sumeria and Mesopotamia. The tone of the book uses humor and focuses on the 'gross bits' of history to engage the reluctant reader's interest.
Subjects: Sumerian history, You Wouldn't Want to... Series, Juvenile history, Slavery, History, Slaves
