It takes the average reader 2 hours and 55 minutes to read Because a Fire Was in My Head by Michael Morpurgo
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A wonderful anthology of poems to set fire to the imagination. We only have to 'remember, remember the 5th of November' to see a dark night filled with fireworks and bonfires. In their many different ways - through their sounds, rhythms, stories, surprises and jokes - these poems will set the fireworks crackling in our own heads. Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Louis MacNeice, Stevie Smith and John Lennon, Jo Shapcott and Lewis Carroll. Once read, they won't be forgotten - some even beg to be learned by heart. This is anthology will form the cornerstone to a lifetime's enjoyment of poetry.
Because a Fire Was in My Head by Michael Morpurgo is 169 pages long, and a total of 43,771 words.
This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 59 minutes to read Because a Fire Was in My Head aloud.
Because a Fire Was in My Head is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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