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What Is a Yurt

CHAPTER 1 Who Lives in a Yurt? Do you go camping?Many people enjoy it. First, they set up a tent. During the day, campers fish, hike, and eat. At night, they fall asleep under the stars.

At the end of a camping trip, people take their tent down. They pack up their car and drive home. Tents come in many shapes and sizes.

A yurt is like a tent. But a yurt is stronger. Long ago, some people lived in yurts. These people were called nomads. Nomads knew how to build yurts and take them apart quickly. Nomads moved a lot. They carried their yurts with them. This camel carries a yurt that has been taken apart.

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 made the yurt cooler. Yurt wool was felted so it was thick and sturdy.