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The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus runs 5.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matt Godfrey (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.1listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 5.1 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

1,172 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

The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus is an audiobook by Dusti Bowling: a 5.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Godfrey, released April 1, 2025, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.1 hrs
Narrated by
Matt Godfrey
Released
April 1, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9798855588361

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus as an audiobook?

The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus runs 5.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.

Is The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus?

The Beat I Drum: Life of a Cactus is narrated by Matt Godfrey.