Schwartz & Wade Books Jackrabbit mccabe & the electric telegraph, hardcover/lucy margaret rozier

• 4 stele, bazat pe 1 voturi

The fastest man in the West meets his match in this deliciously clever original tall tale.

With his extra-long legs, Jackrabbit Mc Cabe 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.