03540cam a2200733 4500 528694348 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780385378451 0385378459 B00R04GDDC Amazon d7d33cf0-3bd4-454b-a152-cd65bf5e75c1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 232322 232322 232322 2147957 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rozier, Lucy Margaret. Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph [OverDrive]. Random House Children's Books, 2015. Invention. Pony Express. America. Trains. Missouri. challenge. electricity. Locomotive. communication. newspaper . Picture books. great plains. Western Expansion. telegram. read aloud. morse code. samuel morse. books for 4 year olds. books for 5 year olds. books for 4 year old boys. books for 4 year old girls. books for 7 year old girls. books for 5 year old boys. books for 5 year old girls. books for 6 year old girls. books for 6 year old boys. American history for kids. science books for kids 5-7. stem books for kids 5-7. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 16MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 16MB. Juvenile Fiction. Science Fiction. Folklore. Historical Fiction. HTML:The fastest man in the West meets his match in this deliciously clever original tall tale.&#160;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?<br /> &#160;<br /> 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.<br /> <br /> "A strikingly accomplished debut.... A terrific tall tale about the costs and opportunities of technology." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, Starred<br /> <br /> "Good, quick-moving fun. Kids may marvel... Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. Espinosa, Leo. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d7d33cf0-3bd4-454b-a152-cd65bf5e75c1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d7d33cf0-3bd4-454b-a152-cd65bf5e75c1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d7d33cf0-3bd4-454b-a152-cd65bf5e75c1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)