Meadow Shadowhawk, Washo Shadowhawk

Amica's World: How a Giant Bird Came Into Our Heart and Home

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Amica is a rhea--a flightless bird in the ratite family, related to ostriches, emus, and kiwis. Amica was adopted as a young chick and in turn quickly adopted mother and son Meadow and Washo Shadowhawk as his flock and made himself at home in their living room.Now an adult, Amica stands nearly six feet tall, and has a six-foot wingspan. By day he roams the backyard, exploring, running, and building nests, along with his friends the chickens and the dog. At night, he watches television and sleeps in the living room with his friend the cat.What's it like living with a rhea? As you'll discover in the words and photos in this book, it is never boring, and requires massive sacrifices. Rheas, which are typically hunted or raised as livestock, are highly intelligent and expressive, with a humanlike range of emotions. Amica's extraordinary story shows the powerful and surprising connections that can be forged between humans and animals.

Produktdetails

• Good Life
• Verlag: Microcosm Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: ab 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781621062820
• ISBN-10: 1621062821
• Artikelnr.: 44445230

Autorenporträt

Meadow Shadowhawk is a former veterinary technician, an occupation that sparked her interest in Allopathic and Naturopathic medicine as well as a holistic approach to health and nutrition. Her research over the past 40 years has included studies with various indigenous tribes and ancient teachings as well as modern advances in science. Her commitment to living a healthy lifestyle included the natural child birth and breastfeeding of both of her children. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family.