Jackrabbit McCabe & the Electric Telegraph

By Lucy Margaret Rozier

Book Overview

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385378432
• ISBN13: 9780385378437
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3