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The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds by John Himmelman

The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds runs 1.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Turetsky (about 0.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.1listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Kids)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 1.1 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 1.1 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 7,218 Animals & Nature (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds is an audiobook by John Himmelman: a 1.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Turetsky, released April 8, 2025, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.1 hrs
Narrated by
Mark Turetsky
Released
April 8, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Kids)
ISBN
9798896797098

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds as an audiobook?

The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds runs 1.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.7 hours.

Is The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds?

The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds is narrated by Mark Turetsky.