It takes the average reader and 24 minutes to read Why the Crab Has No Head by Barbara Knutson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Nzambi Mpungu, creator of the earth and sky, has spent a long hard day making the Elephant. By nightfall, Nzambi still hasn't finished her next creation, the Crab, and she tells the little creature to return the following day for a fine head. That night, the proud Crab boasts about the promised head to all the other animals and ends up learning a hard lesson. This tale from the Bakongo people of Zaire, retold and illustrated by Barbara Knutson, will delight readers of all ages.
Why the Crab Has No Head by Barbara Knutson is 24 pages long, and a total of 6,096 words.
This makes it 8% the length of the average book. It also has 7% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 33 minutes to read Why the Crab Has No Head aloud.
Why the Crab Has No Head is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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