Reading Level
What is the reading level of The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread is 4th and 5th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 2 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 6 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 5 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 5 |
Reading Time
2 hrs 11 mins
How long to read The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread?
The estimated word count of The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread is 32,550 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 2 hrs 11 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 37 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 13 mins.
| The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread - 32,550 words | ||
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| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 3 hrs 37 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 2 hrs 11 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 1 hrs 13 mins |
- Authors
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Kate DiCamillo
More about The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
32,550 words
Word Count
for The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
272 pages
Pages
3 hours and 30 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie enlightens us with a tale of adventure, despair, love, and soup.Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other’s lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.From the master storyteller who brought us Because of Winn-Dixie comes another classic, a fairy tale full of quirky, unforgettable characters, featuring twenty-four stunning black-and-white illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering, in an elegant design that pays tribute to the best in classic children’s books and bookmaking traditions.