The Rice Bag Hammock

The Rice Bag Hammock
Written by: Shaeeza Haniff
Illustrated by: Swafeha Khan
     Shaeeza Haniff, 2011
 26 Pages
Multicultural

                A simple rice bag can be made into a hammock? Who knew? Or it can be made into a grocery bag? The Rice Bag Hammock tells a story of an ordinary burlap bag. Shaeeza Haniff does a great job at telling the memories of her past through this story. This is such a warm and inviting story for your children.
                Swafeha Khan does a great job portraying the warmth and comfort throughout the illustrations.  The illustrations in this story are beautifully made.  She uses such soft colors to portray how the illustrations are used. I believe that the repetitive text and use of feeling words to describe family situations.

                For this story I would have my students go on a journey just like the rice bag did.  I would have them write a short narrative about places they visited and things they saw.  Then I would have my student’s research where the rice bag was first used and who created it for a History lesson.  Lastly, I would have my students estimate about how many piece of rice can be put in a rice bag for a math lesson.  I would also have my students list all the many different ways a rice bag can be used.