It takes the average reader 3 hours and 33 minutes to read The Great Elephant Chase by Gillian Cross
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When the elephant came to town, Tad and Cissie went to the show like everyone else. Little did they know it would change their lives for ever. Because of the elephant, Tad and Cissie get involved in a chase across America, by train, by flatboat, and steam boat. Close behind is HannibalJackson, who is determined to have the elephant for himself. And how do you hide a large Indian elephant?* This book was the winner of the Whitbread Children's Novel Award and the Smarties Prize. Gillian Cross has also won the Carnegie Medal and is a highly-acclaimed author.
The Great Elephant Chase by Gillian Cross is 212 pages long, and a total of 53,424 words.
This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 51 minutes to read The Great Elephant Chase aloud.
The Great Elephant Chase is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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