It takes the average reader and 32 minutes to read Chieko and the Pine by Steven Gregory
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In this retelling of a Japanese folktale, Chieko, a young woman who plays the koto in a small mountain village, is one night visited by a mysterious flute player. They play together that night and for many nights after. One day the bridge used by the villagers is damaged and a new tree is sought to repair it. A giant pine tree is found and cut down, and the flute player no longer comes to visit the young woman. When the young woman goes with the village to help move the giant pine to the river, there is something familiar to her about it. After it is moved, she finds a flute where the tree had fallen. The young woman continues to play koto, but now at the new bridge, and on some nights a flute can be heard playing with her.Illustrated by Japanese sumie artist Takashi Ijichi.
Chieko and the Pine by Steven Gregory is 32 pages long, and a total of 8,064 words.
This makes it 11% the length of the average book. It also has 10% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 44 minutes to read Chieko and the Pine aloud.
Chieko and the Pine 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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