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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 c

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    A Hardback by Lucy Margaret Rozier, Leo Espinosa

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/09/2015
      ISBN13: 9780385378437, 978-0385378437
      ISBN10: 0385378432

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 c

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