Book 9 of Little House on the Prairie · 1971
The First Four Years
by Laura Ingalls Wilder. 134 pages, about 2.5 hours to read. Rated 3.7 out of 5 by 18 Open Library readers.
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How long to read The First Four Years
At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The First Four Years takes about 2.5 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 134 pages.
| Your pace | Time |
|---|---|
| 150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud) | 4.1 hours |
| 200 words/min | 3.1 hours |
| 250 words/min (average) | 2.5 hours |
| 300 words/min | 2 hours |
| 400 words/min (fast) | 1.5 hours |
In the series
- Before this8. These Happy Golden Years
- This book9. The First Four Years
All 9 Little House on the Prairie books in order
Juvenile nonfiction · Frontier and pioneer life · Family life · Juvenile fiction · Fiction · Children's stories