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How many pages is Catwings?

Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin has a median of 40 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 39 to 40 pages.

Median pages
40
7 editions counted
Range
39–48
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
11k
at 275 words per page

How long will Catwings 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
42 min
At 30 min a day
2 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.

40451990199520001988: 39 pages1988: 39 pages1990: 40 pages1990: 40 pages1999: 39 pages2003: 40 pages2003: 48 pagesmedian 40
40451990199520001988: 39 pages1988: 39 pages1990: 40 pages1990: 40 pages1999: 39 pages2003: 40 pages2003: 48 pagesmedian 40
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 24 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2003Orchard Books–40OL22109654M
2003Scholastic–48OL7513741M
1999Orchard Books (NY)Paperback39OL7780955M
1990ScholasticPaperback40OL7887605M
1990Scholastic–40OL20942188M
1988Orchard Books–39OL2402777M
1988ScholasticSchool & Library Binding39OL7773625M

More by Ursula K. Le Guin

All 10 books by Ursula K. Le Guin with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Catwings?
About 40 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 39 to 48 pages.
How long does it take to read Catwings?
About 42 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is Catwings?
Roughly 11,000 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)).