WHATISAYURT?NonfictionPAIREDREADTreehousesbyLilyRyanSTRATEGIES&SKILLSPhotographyCredit:CoverThomasLehne/lotuseaters/Alamy**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.PhotographyCredit:CoverThomasLehne/lotuseaters/Alamy**ThetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonlyNumeralsandwordsComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:CauseandEffectVocabularyabove,balance,build,fall,knew,money,section,towardPhonicsDiphthongs:oi,oyContentStandardsSciencePracticeofScienceWordcount:217**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119612-8MHID:0-02-119612-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312WHATISAYURT?PAIREDREADbyLilyRyanEssentialQuestionHowdothingsgetbuilt?GenreNonfictionTreehouses.................13(bkgd)VincenzoLombardo/Photographer’sChoiceRF/GettyImagesManypeopleenjoycamping.Aftersettingupatent,theygofishingorhiking.Atnight,campersfallasleepwiththestarsabove.2(bkgd)VincenzoLombardo/Photographer’sChoiceRF/GettyImages,(b)UpperCutImages/AlamyCampingisonewaytotakeabreakfromabusylife.Afterthetrip,camperspackuptheirtentsanddrivehome.3Ayurtislikeatent.Longago,peoplecallednomadslivedinyurts.Nomadsmovedalotandtooktheiryurtswiththem.Theyknewhowtotakeaparttheyurtsquickly.Thiscamelcarriesayurtthathasbeentakenapart.4(bkgd)VincenzoLombardo/Photographer’sChoiceRF/GettyImages,(inset)TedWood/Aurora/GettyImagesInwinter,woolmatsmadetheyurtswarm.Insummer,thematsweretakenout.Yurtmatsaremadefromsheep’swool.STOPANDCHECKWhatisayurt?5(inset)JanetWishnetsky/CORBISAyurtbeginswithacurvedframe.Aroofisplacedontop.Ayurtfram...