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Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph
  • Published: 15 September 2015
  • ISBN: 9780385378437
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $32.99

Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph

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8 Sept 2015
Hardback
15 Sept 2015
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A deliciously clever tall tale--perfect for the Common Core classroom--in which the fastest man in the West meets his match.

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
  • Published: 15 September 2015
  • ISBN: 9780385378437
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $32.99
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About the authors

Leo Espinosa

Leo Espinosa is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and designer. His picture books include No More Naps by Chris Grabenstein; Islandborn by Junot Diaz, for which he was awarded a Pura Belpre illustrator award; and Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones. In addition, he has given multiple lectures and workshops at schools, such as Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute, and has served on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design. He is from Bogotá, Colombia.
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Praise for Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph

"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