It takes the average reader 2 hours and 16 minutes to read Growing Up Bird by Kathryne Belby
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In this memoir collection of vignettes, author Kathryne Bird Belby chronicles life on an Iowa farm in the 1960s. From the vantage point of the eldest child, Belby takes the reader on a journey to the memory points of her childhood from hunting gophers on Easter to "walking beans" with her nuclear family of ten. The complex personalities of her parents come alive as she records their struggles to raise a large family on a tenant farmer's income as well as provide a view to the outer world through travel and books. Readers will not want to miss this poignant snapshot of a way of life on a midwestern farm that no longer exists.
Growing Up Bird by Kathryne Belby is 134 pages long, and a total of 34,036 words.
This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 42% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 5 minutes to read Growing Up Bird aloud.
Growing Up Bird is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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