Math Concept Reader K_\;f^J_fn ca16os_lay_070106ac_cr.indd 2 1/6/07 3:50:12 PM Math Concept Reader The Dog Show by Amy Ayers 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: 978-0-15-360169-9 ISBN 10: 0-15-360169-8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 039 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 ca16os_lay_070106ac_cr.indd 1 1/6/07 3:50:12 PM Dog Show There is a dog show today. Mom and I are going together. Mom bought us tickets because she knows dogs are my favorite animals.  ca16os_lay_070106ac_cr.indd 2 1/6/07 3:50:15 PM There are many dogs at the show. I like to look at the size of the dogs. Some are longer than others, and some are shorter than others.  ca16os_lay_070106ac_cr.indd 3 1/6/07 3:50:18 PM I want to find the longest dog at the dog show. Mom and I look around the room. We see many long dogs. Mom will help me measure them.  ca16os_lay_070106ac_cr.indd 4 1/6/07 3:50:21 PM We need to find something to use to measure the dogs. I have an idea. I ask mom if we can use our hands to measure the dogs.  ca16os_lay_070106ac_cr.indd 5 1/6/07 3:50:24 PM  ca16os_lay_070106ac_cr.indd 6 Mom places her hand next to mine. She says our hands are not the same l