The Dancing Bear: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dancing Bear runs 0.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sir Ian McKellen (about 0.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 0.8 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 7,218 Animals & Nature (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf
206 Animals & Nature (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 Dancing Bear is an audiobook by Michael Morpurgo: a 0.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Sir Ian McKellen, released August 29, 2013, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sir Ian McKellen
- Released
- August 29, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9780007546343
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dancing Bear as an audiobook?
The Dancing Bear runs 0.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.5 hours.
Is The Dancing Bear free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dancing Bear?
The Dancing Bear is narrated by Sir Ian McKellen.