National Hammock Day is celebrated every year on July 22nd in the Northern Hemisphere because it is summer! It is designed to commemorate a universal symbol for relaxation. Developed by the Mayans of Central and South America for sleeping or resting, a hammock is a sling made of fabric, rope or netting, which is suspended between two points such as posts or trees.
It's the day to grab a book and go read in a hammock!
A Wisconsin school has even come up with a creative way to make reading more fun for students. Somerset Elementary School has a new hammock reading garden.
The book doesn't have to feature a hammock, but if you would like it to, look for:
• Havoc in a Hammock by Kelly Russell Jacques
• Hammock for Two by Shoshana Stopek
• A Happy Day for Mole and Mouse by Joyce Dunbar and James Mathew
• Murilla Gorilla and the Hammock Problem by Jennifer Lloyd and Jacqui Lee
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