The Wild Robot by the numbers
Peter Brown · first published 2016 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 288 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 79,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 4 h 24 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 5 h 17 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 6 h 36 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 16 |
| Lexile measure | 740L |
At 288 pages, The Wild Robot is longer than 72.4% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where The Wild Robot is on school reading lists
18 appearances (0.1% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 6 published lists, in grades 4th–6th. 18 of the 18 carry a link to the published source document.
States (6): Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 4th | 6 |
| 5th | 6 |
| 6th | 6 |
Sources
- Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Hawai'i Association of School Librarians — Nēnē Award, grades 4-6 fiction (student-choice; program since 1964); winners 1982-2026 (neneaward.org + Goodreads winner roll) · checked 2026-06-14
- Oregon Library Association — Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) winners by division (statewide young readers' choice program; students vote) · checked 2026-06-11
- New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977) · checked 2026-06-10
- Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (student-choice; grades 3-5, 4-6, 6-8, 6-9; annual since 1992) · checked 2026-06-09
- Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA official winners list (K-12 divisions), winners cross-verified via Goodreads award index · checked 2026-06-09
Questions
How many pages is The Wild Robot?
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown is 288 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 79,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Wild Robot?
About 5 h 17 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (4 h 24 min at 300 wpm, 6 h 36 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 16 days.
Is The Wild Robot on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 18 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 6 states, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #98 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- The Wild Robot: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthOdder (288 pp.) · The Diary of a Young Girl (283 pp.) · Out of My Mind (295 pp.) · To Kill a Mockingbird (281 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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