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Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell

Sahara Special: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sahara Special audiobook runs 3.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Phylicia Rashad (about 2.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.4listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2003released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Sahara Special at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day7 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.4 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf

800 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Sahara Special is an audiobook by Esme Raji Codell: a 3.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Phylicia Rashad, released July 22, 2003, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.4 hrs
Narrated by
Phylicia Rashad
Released
July 22, 2003
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9780807217221

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Sahara Special audiobook?

Sahara Special runs 3.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.2 hours.

Is the Sahara Special audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Sahara Special?

Sahara Special is narrated by Phylicia Rashad.