It takes the average reader and 40 minutes to read You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer! by Rupert Matthews
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
You are the son of a Mayan soothsayer, living near the city of Copan in about AD 710. Becoming a soothsayer yourself means you could become an important man. However, you'd rather stay in your peaceful village being a farmer - get something wrong as a soothsayer and you'll be sacrificed! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a Mayan soothsayer. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer! by Rupert Matthews is 40 pages long, and a total of 10,000 words.
This makes it 13% the length of the average book. It also has 12% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 54 minutes to read You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer! aloud.
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer! is suitable for students ages 8 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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