Reading time

How long does it take to read The First Four Years?

The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder is about 134 pages, so it takes about 2½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 5 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

2 h 21 min

The First Four Years · Laura Ingalls Wilder · first published 1971

Pages
134
30 min a day
5 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm3 h 6 min
Average adult · 238 wpm2 h 21 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm1 h 52 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm1 h 24 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day10 days
30 minutes a day5 days
45 minutes a day4 days
60 minutes a day3 days

Page count: median of 39 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#9 in Little House

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The First Four Years: reading time questions

How many pages is The First Four Years?
The First Four Years is about 134 pages. That is the median across the 39 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The First Four Years?
About 2 h 21 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 1 h 52 min.
How many days to read The First Four Years at 30 minutes a day?
About 5 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 10 days, and at an hour a day about 3 days.
What number is The First Four Years in the Little House series?
The First Four Years is book 9 in Little House by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

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