It takes the average reader 8 hours and 23 minutes to read The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren by Iona Opie
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
First published in 1959, Iona and Peter Opie's The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren is a pathbreaking work of scholarship that is also a splendid and enduring work of literature. Going outside the nursery, with its assortment of parent-approved entertainments, to observe and investigate the day-to-day creative intelligence and activities of children, the Opies bring to life the rites and rhymes, jokes and jeers, laws, games, and secret spells of what has been called "the greatest of savage tribes, and the only one which shows no signs of dying out."
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren by Iona Opie is 488 pages long, and a total of 125,904 words.
This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 154% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 28 minutes to read The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren aloud.
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren 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.
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