It takes the average reader and 35 minutes to read The Lobster Lady by Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This intriguing picture-book biography tells the true story of Virginia Oliver—the Lobster Lady—who at 102 years old is the oldest person lobstering in Maine. Still hauling lobsters at over 100 years old, Virginia Oliver is admired in the state of Maine and beyond. She has been lobstering on and off for over 93 years and is fondly known as the Lobster Lady among locals. Virginia is a native of Rockland, Maine. The Lobster Lady chronicles a day in Virginia's life while illuminating all that she remembers from growing up and starting a family on the mainland in Maine and on her family’s island, called the Neck. Readers get a sense of Virginia’s life and an idea of all that goes into lobster harvesting. Lyrically told and beautifully illustrated, The Lobster Lady is a tribute to the incredible life of a Maine icon and female pioneer.
The Lobster Lady by Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs is 35 pages long, and a total of 8,925 words.
This makes it 12% the length of the average book. It also has 11% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 48 minutes to read The Lobster Lady aloud.
The Lobster Lady is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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