The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye

The Turtle of Oman: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Turtle of Oman runs 4.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Ganim (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.2listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Turtle of Oman at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.2 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

975 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 Turtle of Oman is an audiobook by Naomi Shihab Nye: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Ganim, released August 26, 2014, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.2 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Ganim
Released
August 26, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9780062345608

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Turtle of Oman as an audiobook?

The Turtle of Oman runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.

Is The Turtle of Oman free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Turtle of Oman?

The Turtle of Oman is narrated by Peter Ganim.