DIGITAL FINAL PROOF Math Concept Reader Counting in the City ca1sos_lay_070107ac_cr.indd 1 1/7/07 1:38:11 PM DIGITAL FINAL PROOF ca1sos_lay_070107ac_cr.indd 2 1/7/07 1:38:11 PM DIGITAL FINAL PROOF Math Concept Reader Counting in the City by Jean Sharp Illustrations by Lorin Walter Copyright © Gareth Stevens, Inc. All rights reserved. Developed for Harcourt, Inc., by Gareth Stevens, Inc. This edition published by Harcourt, Inc., by agreement with Gareth Stevens, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Permissions Department, Gareth Stevens, Inc., 330 West Olive Street, Suite 100, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212. Fax: 414-332-3567. HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions. Printed in the United States of America ISBN 13: 978-0-15-360163-7 ISBN 10: 0-15-360163-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 039 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 ca1sos_lay_070107ac_cr.indd 1 1/7/07 1:38:11 PM DIGITAL FINAL PROOF Mom and I take a train to the city. This is my first trip on a train.  ca1sos_lay_070107ac_cr.indd 2 1/7/07 1:38:16 PM DIGITAL FINAL PROOF The city is a very busy place. We will find many things to count.  ca1sos_lay_070107ac_cr.indd 3 1/7/07 1:38:20 PM DIGITAL FINAL PROOF We walk down the city sidewalk. I count 9 tall buildings in a row.  ca1sos_lay_070107ac_cr.indd 4 1/7/07 1:38:25 PM DIGITAL FINAL PROOF I count 7 streetlights. They stand tall and straight.  ca1sos_lay_070107ac_cr.indd 5 1/7/07 1:38:29 PM DIGITAL FINAL PROOF I count 5 yellow taxis driving by. People ride in them around the city.  ca1sos_lay_070107ac_cr.indd 6 1/7/07 1:38:36 PM DIGITAL FINAL PROOF