It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read The Adventures of Charlie, Rocky, and Daisy: Hunting and Fishing by Margaret McCulloch
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Charlie McCain lives on his grandpa's farm with a religious and superstitious mama, who believes in ghosts; and tattling little sister, Lucy. Grandpa, who lives next door, is understanding and kind. Charlie likes to hunt and fish with Rocky, his best friend and neighbor. When Charlie finds a beautiful stray Lab with eight puppies in the barn, he is afraid to tell his mama, because she does not like dogs. She, somehow, associates dogs with the BB gun that blinded her in one eye as a child. After Lucy tattles about the Lab, Charlie convinces his mama to let him keep one puppy. Daisy is beautiful, smart and a prize hunting dog. The Adventures of Charlie, Rocky, and Daisy carry readers across the South Georgia woodlands, swamp, creek, and ponds where they hunt for deer, wild hogs, doves, raccoons, and ducks. They also ride in their hand-made boat down the Ocmulgee River with the unwanted company of little sister, Lucy, to catch the prize fish of their dreams; but their catch is not worth the trouble they face with Mrs. McCain and the law. Then Daisy's heroic act makes a happy ending. One of the most interesting stories about hunting is the Prize Buck that Charlie dreams about killing, but his dream turns into a disaster when Daisy digs out of her pen and chases the deer he and Rocky want to kill. Warden Brown fines them and the State patrol chases them. Grandpa comes to their rescue, and Mrs. McCain's clever plan settles their dispute with Warden Brown. Three other stories are the Wild Boar, a dangerous adventure in Gum Sw& the Dove Shoot that teaches them the skills needed to kill doves; and the Duck Hunt, which is Daisy's favorite adventure. Still another interesting story about hunting is the Ghost Stream, where they chase a raccoon they call Slicker. A singing tree at Ghost Stream spooks Daisy, and slicker escapes. The mention of Ghost Stream gets Mrs. McCain's attention. Lucy takes her mama's stories about ghosts seriously, and her ordeal with
The Adventures of Charlie, Rocky, and Daisy: Hunting and Fishing by Margaret McCulloch is 186 pages long, and a total of 47,616 words.
This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to read The Adventures of Charlie, Rocky, and Daisy: Hunting and Fishing aloud.
The Adventures of Charlie, Rocky, and Daisy: Hunting and Fishing 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.
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