{"product_id":"jackrabbit-mccabe-and-the-electric-telegraph-isbn-9780385378437","title":"Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph","description":"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? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A strikingly accomplished debut.... A terrific tall tale about the costs and opportunities of technology.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Good, quick-moving fun. Kids may marvel that communication existed before the telephone and Internet.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\"Rozier makes a strikingly accomplished debut; her appropriately brisk prose has the perfect blend of folksy lilt and knowing wink. Espinosa is just as successful: his crisply angular drawings, comic expressiveness, and cinematic framings bring to mind Chuck Jones’s classic 'Dover Boys' cartoon. It’s a terrific tall tale about the costs and opportunities of technology, and it may assuage a few parents worried about its impact on their own offspring’s future employability” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will find that the story, written in folksy terms and rhythms, clips along at a fast pace, and the fittingly retro illustrations are filled with action, energy, and good humor. Occasional changes in typeface and size add to the excitement of the telling. The backmatter includes a helpful historical author's note, a Morse code key, and a riddle in Morse code for readers to solve. Good, quick-moving fun. Kids may marvel that communication existed before the telephone and Internet.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In the tall-tale tradition of John Henry, McCabe engages in a man-versus-machine competition by trying to deliver a message more quickly than it can be sent by telegraph. The telegram arrives before McCabe, but this original story still ends happily. McCabe’s speedy fingers are adept with Morse code, leading to a perfect job as a telegraph operator. Using Photoshop and pencil, Espinosa creates colorful, dynamic images that burst from the page. An imaginative book design includes McCabe leaping across a two-page spread, or multiple smaller images showing rapid motion, communicating action and speed throughout.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003eLucy Margaret Rozier makes her picture-book debut with \u003ci\u003eJackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up folk dancing and drawing in North Carolina and worked for many years as a fine artist and a commercial artist in the Boston area. She has two grown daughters and lives in her native North Carolina with her husband and their dog, Rosie.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Leo Espinosa’s illustrations have graced the pages of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, Wired,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsquire,\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e among many other publications. He is also a commercial artist whose work can be seen on toys, games, stationery, and clothing. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, he lives with his family in Salt Lake City. Learn more at studioespinosa.com.","brand":"Schwartz \u0026 Wade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305063010533,"sku":"NP9780385378437","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385378437.jpg?v=1767730309","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/jackrabbit-mccabe-and-the-electric-telegraph-isbn-9780385378437","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}