Nonfiction IS A YU AT R H T ? W

by Lily Ryan

PAIRED READ Treehouses STRATEGIES & SKILLS Comprehension Phonics Strategy: Ask and Answer Diphthongs oi, oy Questions Skill: Cause and Effect Content Standards Science Vocabulary Practice of Science above, balance, build, fall, knew, money, section, toward

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11 12 13 14 15 DOC 22 21 20 19 18 D Genre Nonfiction

Essential Question How do things get built?

IS A YU AT R H T ? W

by Lily Ryan Chapter 1 Who Lives in a ? ...... 2 Chapter 2 How Are Built? ...... 6 Chapter 3 Do People Build Yurts Today? . . . . 9 Respond to Reading ...... 12 PAIRED READ Treehouses ...... 13

(bkgd) Vincenzo Lombardo/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty flocu/Shutterstock.com Choice (c) Images, Lombardo/Photographer’s Vincenzo (bkgd) Focus on Science ...... 16 CHAPTER 1 Who Lives in a Yurt? Do you go ? Many people enjoy it . First, they set up a . During the day, campers fish, hike, and eat . At night, they fall asleep under the stars . (t) Vincenzo Lombardo/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images, (tc) flocu/Shutterstock.com, (b) UpperCut Images/Alamy (b) UpperCut RF/Getty flocu/Shutterstock.com, Choice (tc) Images, Lombardo/Photographer’s Vincenzo (t)

2 At the end of a camping trip, people take their tent down . They pack up their car and drive .

Tents come in many shapes and sizes.

3 A yurt is like a tent . But a yurt is stronger . Long ago, some people lived in yurts . These people were called .

Nomads knew how to build yurts and take them apart quickly . Nomads moved a lot . They carried their yurts with them .

This carries a yurt that has been taken apart. (bkgd) Vincenzo Lombardo/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images, (inset) marcus wilson-smith/Alamy Stock Photo Stock wilson-smith/Alamy RF/Getty Choice (inset) marcus Images, Lombardo/Photographer’s Vincenzo (bkgd)

4 Yurt wool was felted so it was thick and sturdy.

Early yurts were made of mats from sheep’s wool . The nomads added mats in the winter to make the yurt warm . They took mats away in the summer . This

(inset) Tim Whitby/Alamy Stock Photo Stock Whitby/Alamy Tim (inset) made the yurt cooler . 5 CHAPTER 2 How Are Yurts Built? A yurt begins with a wooden frame . It is always round, like a circle . The frame joins together for a perfect fit .

Builders put the roof frame above the circle . (bkgd) Vincenzo Lombardo/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images, (tc) flocu/Shutterstock.com, (b) Dean Conger/Corbis Documentary/Getty (b) Dean Conger/Corbis RF/Getty flocu/Shutterstock.com, Choice (tc) Images Images, Lombardo/Photographer’s Vincenzo (bkgd)

This family is busy putting together their yurt. 6 The builders place around the sides of the frame . They cover one section at a time . (inset) Dan Atkin/Alamy Stock Photo Stock (inset) Dan Atkin/Alamy

7 Next, canvas is placed above the frame . It will be the yurt’s roof .

It can take several people to put together some yurts. (bkgd) Vincenzo Lombardo/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images, (inset) Thomas Lehne/lotuseaters/Alamy Stock Photo Stock Lehne/lotuseaters/Alamy Thomas RF/Getty Choice (inset) Images, Lombardo/Photographer’s Vincenzo (bkgd) 8 CHAPTER 3 Do People Build Yurts Today? Yurts are still used in Asia as . They are warm in winter and cool in summer . These yurts are easy to take apart and move . They can balance on a camel’s back . The camel takes the yurt to the next place .

This is a yurt

(tc) flocu/Shutterstock.com, (b) Alain Le Garsmeur/Alamy Stock Photo Stock Garsmeur/Alamy (b) Alain Le flocu/Shutterstock.com, (tc) village in Asia.

9 Some people live in a yurt all year . Yurts can be a lot like other kinds of .

Some people spend their vacation in a yurt instead of a hotel room. (bkgd) Vincenzo Lombardo/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images, (b) Mark Bolton Photography/Alamy Stock Photo, (inset) Gary Crabbe/Alamy Stock Photo Stock (inset) Gary Crabbe/Alamy Photo, Stock Photography/Alamy Mark Bolton (b) RF/Getty Choice Images, Lombardo/Photographer’s Vincenzo (bkgd) 10 People can also build their own yurt . They can buy a yurt kit . A kit doesn’t cost too much money .

Would you like to live in a yurt?

11 Retell

Use your own words Cause Effect to you retell What Is a Yurt?

Text Evidence 1. Why did nomads live in yurts?

Cause and Effect

2. Look at page 11 . Why do people buy yurt kits today?

Cause and Effect

3. Is What Is a Yurt? fiction or nonfiction? How can you tell?

Genre

12 Genre Nonfiction

Compare Texts Read about another interesting home you can build . Treehouses

This is the world’s largest wooden treehouse. (t) Ryan McVay/Digital Vision/Getty Images, (b) Darren Turner/Shutterstock.com Darren (b) Images, Vision/Getty McVay/Digital (t) Ryan 13 This treehouse has stairs and railings to keep people safe. (t) Tobias Kleinschmidt/Alamy Stock Photo, (b) Christian Kober/Alamy Stock Photo Stock Christian Kober/Alamy (b) Photo, Stock Kleinschmidt/Alamy Tobias (t)

Walk up the steps, toward the top of the tree . What do you see? A house! Did you know that some people live in treehouses? 14 These boys use their treehouse as a fort. Other treehouses are just for fun . Children can play with their friends or spend time alone . There is so much to do and see in a tree!

Make Connections Look at both stories . How are yurts and treehouses alike? Text to Text (bkgd) Ryan McVay/Digital Vision/Getty Images, (inset) Nina Buesing/Alamy Stock Photo Stock (inset) Nina Images, Buesing/Alamy Vision/Getty Ryan(bkgd) McVay/Digital 15 Purpose To learn about camping out

What to Do Step 1 Plan a camping trip with a partner .

Step 2 List three things you need to go camping .

Step 3 Draw a picture of your .

Conclusion Share your picture with your class . Tell what you need for a camping trip .

16 Literature Circles

Nonfiction Thinkmark The Topic What is What Is a Yurt? mostly about?

Text Structure How does the author organize information in What Is a Yurt?

Make Connections How is a yurt like your house? How is it different? Build It! Science

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