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 Math Concept Reader

The Dog Show

by Amy Ayers
Illustrations by Lorin Walter

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 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.


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 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.


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 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.


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 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.


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 Mom places her hand next to mine. She says
our hands are not the same length. Her hands
are longer than mine. We need to measure with
objects that are the same length.


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 Mom finds some cans of dog food. The cans are
all the same length. Mom asks if we can use them.
We will measure the dogs by laying the cans
end-to-end.


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 We measure the dogs from nose to tail. The
white dog is 9 cans long. The brown dog is 10 cans
long. The brown dog is longer than the white dog.

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 The brown dog is one of my favorite dogs. Is
it the longest dog at the show? We will have to
measure the length of more dogs. Mom and I will
search for more dogs.

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 I see a tan dog and a spotted dog. We measure
their lengths. The tan dog is 8 cans long, and the
spotted dog is 7 cans long. The brown dog is still
the longest.
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 Mom and I measure almost all of the big dogs.
We have not found one longer than the brown
dog. There are two dogs left. One has white fur,
and the other dog is gray.
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 When we measure the white dog, we see it is 10
cans long. The gray dog is 12 cans long. It is longer
than the brown dog. We found the longest dog at
the show!
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 Now I want to find the shortest dog at the dog
show. It will be easier to measure the small dogs.
We see some small dogs together. Mom will help
me measure them.
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 We need to find something to use to measure
the small dogs. Mom sees a box of dog combs.
Each comb is the same length. Mom asks if we can
use them to measure the dogs.
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 Now Mom and I will measure the small dogs.
Mom and I lay the combs end-to-end next to each
dog. We measure each dog from nose to tail.
I guess which dog is the shortest.
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 The white dog is 5 combs long. The black dog is 6
combs long. The gray dog is only 4 combs long. So
far, the gray dog is the shortest dog at the show.
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 Mom thinks the gray dog is the shortest dog
here. Is there a dog that is shorter than 4 combs?
It would be a very small dog. Mom and I will
measure more dogs.
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 Mom and I measure two more dogs.
The long-haired dog is 5 combs long. The
short-haired dog is 7 combs long. The gray dog
is still the shortest dog.
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 I show Mom another group of small dogs. One
is brown, one is black, and one is tan. One dog has
black ears. Is one of these dogs the shortest dog?
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 First we use the combs to measure the brown
dog. This dog barks when we measure its length.
The brown dog is 6 combs long. The gray dog is
still shorter than this dog.
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 Next we measure the dog with a black coat. This
dog wags its tail when we measure its length. The
black dog is 4 combs long. It is the same length as
the gray dog.
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 The dog with the black ears is 5 combs long. The
gray dog and the tan dog are shorter than this dog.
The tan dog is only 3 combs long. The tan dog is
the shortest dog!
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 Mom and I are done measuring the dogs. The
gray dog is the longest dog and the tan dog is the
shortest dog. I wish I could give them prizes! What
a fun day!
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 Glossary
can a container for holding food or
other objects

comb a tool used to arrange hair or fur

dog show an event to compare dogs

fur the soft hairy coat of an animal

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 Think and Respond
1. Suppose you are at a dog show. What could
you use to measure the lengths of the dogs?

2. A brown dog is 5 combs long. A gray dog is

3 combs long. Which dog is longer?

3. A black dog is 4 combs long. A red dog is

7 combs long. Which dog is shorter?

4. What would you use to measure the length

of your classroom? Explain with words
or a picture.
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WORD COUNT
655
GENRE
Narrative Nonfiction
LEVEL
Above-Level

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