{"product_id":"are-we-there-yet-the-first-road-trip-across-the-usa-hardcover","title":"Are We There Yet?: The First Road Trip Across the USA - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacy McAnulty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Baddeley\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHitch a ride on the first road trip across the United States of America in this rollicking nonfiction picture book from Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner Stacy McAnulty and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator Elizabeth Baddeley!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1903 when Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson bets fifty dollars that he can drive a horseless carriage (a car) across the USA, from California to New York, in less than three months. Considering Dr. Jackson doesn't know how to drive, there are no highways yet, and everyone else who's tried the trip has failed, the odds are stacked against him. Still, he hires a bike racer to act as mechanic, and the two set off in Dr. Jackson's car, the Vermont, with their team mascot, Bud the bulldog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir trip is far from easy street. The duo must pull the car across streams, drive through deep mud and over rocky terrain, and wait for a stagecoach to bring spare parts. And with no windshield, doors, or a roof, every bump in the road means \u003ci\u003eboingy boingy boingy\u003c\/i\u003e--until things bounce right out of the car! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen two more teams start out from California, and the race is on! Can a doctor, a bike racer, and a bulldog make it across the finish line first?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStacy McAnulty is a mechanical engineer turned children's book author who dreams of someday being a dog therapist, a correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e, an astronaut, or a Green Bay Packers coach. She's the author of the chapter book series The Dino Files and Goldie Blox, the bestselling middle grade novel \u003ci\u003eThe Miscalculations of Lightning Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and picture books including \u003ci\u003eAre We There Yet?\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley and \u003ci\u003eExcellent Ed\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach, which won an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor. When not writing, Stacy likes to listen to NPR, bake triple-chocolate cupcakes, and eat triple-chocolate cupcakes. Originally from upstate New York, she now lives in Kernersville, North Carolina, with her three kids, three dogs, and one husband. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Baddeley is the illustrator of the critically acclaimed and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eI Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Makes Her Mark\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Debbie Levy. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eA Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Good Fight: The Feuds of the Founding Fathers (and How They Shaped the Nation)\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAn Inconvenient Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAre We There Yet?\u003c\/i\u003e. Elizabeth graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with a degree in illustration and currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Learn more at EBaddeley.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63440244605277,"sku":"9781665937474","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/7W8NxXOOr49781665937474.webp?v=1771145561","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/are-we-there-yet-the-first-road-trip-across-the-usa-hardcover","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}