How Long to Read The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids

How Long Does it Take to Read The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids by Jim Haynes

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

Description

From Banjo Paterson to Spike Milligan, Rudyard Kipling to Hilaire Belloc, Lewis Carol to CJ Dennis - the most definitive collection of verse ever collected for Australian children. The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids is the most comprehensive, authoritative and definitive book of poetry ever published in Australia for children. In this wonderfully eclectic collection the famous rub shoulders with schoolyard rhymes, alphabets and nonsense verse. Here old favourites, that have been loved for generations, sit side by side an impressive selection of modern verse that kids will enjoy reading, reciting, laughing at, acting out and hearing, again and again. There are poems to delight and develop every child's sense of humour; poems to inspire and stretch every child's imagination, verses to provoke a sense of wonder in every child; playground verses that have been handed down over countless years; and the largest collection of nonsense verse ever assembled. All in all over 600 of the best verses for children in the English language have been especially chosen for Aussie kids. Unashamedly the emphasis is on Australian history and heritage - from Banjo Paterson and C J Dennis right down to Max Fatchen and Colin Thiel - but Hilaire Belloc, Rudyard Kipling, Spike Milligan and Robert Louis Stevenson are never far away.

How long is The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids?

The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids by Jim Haynes is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids aloud.

What Reading Level is The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids?

The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids is suitable for students ages 12 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.

Where Can I Buy The Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids?

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