Jackrabbit McCabe & the Electric Telegraph

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

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Published: 09/08/2015
ISBN: 9780385378437
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.30h x 11.00w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/15/2015
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015
Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 72
School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 180
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 16
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2015

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 176184 / Jackrabbit McCabe & the Electric Telegraph
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5