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We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in): The amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever by Benjamin Mee

We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in): The amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in): The amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in): The amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever is an audiobook by Benjamin Mee: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released December 8, 2011, on the Memoirs and Self-Development shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Gildart Jackson
Released
December 8, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Self-Development
ISBN
9780007445820

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How long is the We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in): The amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever audiobook?

We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in): The amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

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Who narrates We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in): The amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever?

We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in): The amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever is narrated by Gildart Jackson.