How Long to Read Portraits of Outstanding Explorers

How Long Does it Take to Read Portraits of Outstanding Explorers?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 40 minutes to read Portraits of Outstanding Explorers by Doris Hunter Metcalf

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This resource book provides information and activity sheets on explorers of North America. The five sections of the book trace the explorers' contributions both geographically and chronologically. Each section includes thought questions, biographical portraits and skill activities for grades 4-8. Section 1, "They Opened the Door," profiles Leif Erikson, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de Leon, Hernando Cortez, Giovanni da Verrazano, and Hernando de Soto. "They Navigated Great Lakes and Rivers" examines the contributions of Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Robert de La Salle, and Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville. "They Crossed Vast Plains and Deserts" focuses on Estevanico, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, and Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. "They Blazed Western Trails" highlights the work of Sir Francis Drake, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Sacagawea, George Washington Bush, John Charles Fremont and Kit Carson, James Beckwourth, and Isabella Bird Bishop. "They Aim for New Frontiers" chronicles the work of Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson, Louise Arner Boyd, Robert Ballard, Sylvia Alice Earle, Neil Armstrong, Sally Kristen Ride, and Franklin Chang-Diaz. A time line of the explorers, maps of North America, and answers to the activity sheets are provided. (EH)

How long is Portraits of Outstanding Explorers?

Portraits of Outstanding Explorers by Doris Hunter Metcalf is 100 pages long, and a total of 25,000 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Portraits of Outstanding Explorers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 16 minutes to read Portraits of Outstanding Explorers aloud.

What Reading Level is Portraits of Outstanding Explorers?

Portraits of Outstanding Explorers is suitable for students ages 10 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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