It takes the average reader 1 hour and 10 minutes to read Arctic Friendships by Chirantan Basu
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The Arctic is changing. The winters are getting shorter and the sea ice is melting sooner. Mother Bear is having difficulty finding enough food for herself and her rapidly growing twins, Sally and Sam, who have not built up enough fat to survive the summer. The family decides to travel south to look for food.They meet caribou traveling north to have babies and feed in the lush tundra. The caribou teach the polar bears how to survive on something other than meat. Despite the initial reluctance of some in the herd, the polar bears earn the trust and respect of their caribou friends.However, not everybody is convinced about the honorable intentions of the polar bears. A band of muskoxen finds the entire concept hilarious.Sally and Sam do not help matters when they destroy several Arctic squirrel, seemingly just for fun. This leads to an altercation with an elderly brown bear that, it turns out, relies on these same squirrels to act as travel guides. Mother Bear apologizes profusely for letting her cubs use their power so recklessly. Then one day, a lost killer whale is stuck in a river. The caribou and the bears come together to push her to safety. Even the impossible is possible when everyone works together."Arctic Friendships" is a story about living and learning in a beautiful but harsh part of the world.
Arctic Friendships by Chirantan Basu is 68 pages long, and a total of 17,544 words.
This makes it 23% the length of the average book. It also has 21% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 35 minutes to read Arctic Friendships aloud.
Arctic Friendships is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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