Nancy Allen - Everyone Has a Home

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These homes are cut out of stone. Millions of people in China live in caves. People in Turkey and Spain live in caves, too. are homes built with blocks of snow. Some people in Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska live in igloos. A gel is a -like house in the shape of a circle. In Mongolia, people move from one place to another by using camels. In Africa, China, and other parts of the world, mud is used to build houses. Clay mud is mixed with straw to make strong walls. In Vietnam, some homes float on the water. The Netherlands also has a community of floating homes. In Bolivia, some houses are shaped like acorns. In Bolivia, some houses are shaped like acorns.

The walls are made of clumps of roots and dirt. Roofs made of grass, called , cover some homes in Norway. All around the world, homes are built in different shapes and sizes. Many homes stay in one place. Others move from place to place. The homes look different, but in some ways they are alike.

All are places for families to eat, sleep, and live. Photo Glossary

	(dohm): Shaped like half of a ball.
	(jelz): Houses that are covered withfelt cloth.
	(IG-looz): Houses built withblocks of snow.
	(stiltz): Poles or posts.