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How many pages is 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo?

1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle has a median of 28 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 26 to 32 pages.

Median pages
28
9 editions counted
Range
21–34
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
8k
at 275 words per page

How long will 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
30 min
At 30 min a day
1 days
At 1 hour a day
1 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

20253035197019801990200020101968: 26 pages1982: 28 pages1987: 27 pages1988: 28 pages1990: 34 pages1998: 32 pages2000: 32 pages2007: 24 pages2017: 21 pagesmedian 28
20253035198020001968: 26 pages1982: 28 pages1987: 27 pages1988: 28 pages1990: 34 pages1998: 32 pages2000: 32 pages2007: 24 pages2017: 21 pagesmedian 28
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 32 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2017Chronicle Books LLC–21OL28493320M
2007Grosset & Dunlap–24OL7562944M
2000LongmanPaperback32OL10654108M
1998Putnam JuvenilePaperback32OL7762346M
1990Philomel–34OL7471298M
1988Philomel Books–28OL16795877M
1987Hamish Hamilton–27OL22429307M
1982Philomel Books–28OL4262823M

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Questions

How many pages is 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo?
About 28 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 21 to 34 pages.
How long does it take to read 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo?
About 30 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 1 days.
How many words is 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo?
Roughly 8,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).