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How many pages is Make Way for Ducklings?

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey has a median of 67 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 64 to 70 pages.

Median pages
67
11 editions counted
Range
62–144
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
1.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
18k
at 275 words per page

How long will Make Way for Ducklings 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
1 h 11 min
At 30 min a day
3 days
At 1 hour a day
2 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

501001501960198020001941: 68 pages1941: 67 pages1966: 67 pages1969: 63 pages1969: 62 pages1976: 62 pages1976: 64 pages1991: 72 pages1999: 72 pages2001: 64 pages2004: 144 pagesmedian 67
501001501950197520001941: 68 pages1941: 67 pages1966: 67 pages1969: 63 pages1969: 62 pages1976: 62 pages1976: 64 pages1991: 72 pages1999: 72 pages2001: 64 pages2004: 144 pagesmedian 67
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 65 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2004Viking–144OL3290006M
2001Viking JuvenileHardcover64OL7641346M
1999Puffin–72OL7356761M
1991Puffin–72OL7356270M
1976Viking Books–62OL18886636M
1976Puffin Books–64OL7355822M
1969Puffin Books–63OL18658157M
1969Viking Press–62OL17956508M

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Questions

How many pages is Make Way for Ducklings?
About 67 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 62 to 144 pages.
How long does it take to read Make Way for Ducklings?
About 1 h 11 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 3 days.
How many words is Make Way for Ducklings?
Roughly 18,000 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)).