Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph

Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph

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Descripción editorial

The fastest man in the West meets his match in this deliciously clever original tall tale. With his extra-long legs, Jackrabbit McCabe can outrun anything on the American frontier: horses, trains, and even twisters. So of course, everyone in the town of Windy Flats always counts on his speed when a message has to get out fast. Then something new comes to town: the telegraph, which can send Morse code messages with the speed of electricity. At first, no one believes the newfangled contraption can deliver a message quicker than Jackrabbit. . . . But in a race between man and machine, who will be left in the dust?
 
An author's note includes information about the invention of the telegraph, a Morse code key, and a riddle written in Morse code for kids to transcribe.

"A strikingly accomplished debut.... A terrific tall tale about the costs and opportunities of technology." —Publishers Weekly, Starred

"Good, quick-moving fun. Kids may marvel that communication existed before the telephone and Internet." —Kirkus Reviews

  • GÉNERO
    Niños
    PUBLICADO
    2015
    8 de septiembre
    IDIOMA
    EN
    Inglés
    EXTENSIÓN
    40
    Páginas
    EDITORIAL
    Random House Children's Books
    VENDEDOR
    Penguin Random House LLC
    TAMAÑO
    20.7
    MB