Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code

Writer Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrator El Primo Ram n present a lively picture book biography of Samuel Morse that highlights how he revolutionized modern technology.

Back in the 1800s, information traveled slowly. Who would dream of instant messages? Samuel Morse, that's who Who traveled to France, where the famous telegraph towers relayed 10,000 possible codes for messages depending on the signal arm positions--only if the weather was clear? Who imagined a system that would use electric pulses to instantly carry coded messages between two machines, rain or shine? Long before the first telephone, who changed communication forever? Samuel Morse, that's who

This dynamic and substantive biography celebrates an early technology pioneer.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 06/25/2019
ISBN: 9781627791304
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 05/06/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 88
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 83
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 114

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 503558 / Samuel Morse, That's Who! the Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5