Amica's World: How a Giant Bird Came Into Our Heart and Home (Good Life) - Hardcover

Shadowhawk, Meadow; Shadowhawk, Washo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1621062821 ISBN 13: 9781621062820

Publisher: Microcosm Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

The true story of the friendship between a human family and a large, flightless bird.

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.

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About the Author

Washo Shadowhawk has been working with and helping animals from a very young age. At the age of 14 Dr. Jane Goodall recognized his work doing outreach to zoo primates and nominated him for the IDA Youth Guardian Award, which he won. He was featured on the Animal Planet movie Jane Goodall’s Heroes” as one of her heroes and was the recipient of the Gloria Barron Prize for young heroes. He lives in Beaverton, Oregon where he is a photographer and runs a rescue operation for exotic reptiles and birds.

Meadow Shadowhawk is Washo’s mother. She has a background as a veterinarian technician and also enjoys working with animals. She shares Washo’s love of nature and has always supported his love of animals.

Dr. Jane Goodall is the world's preeminent primatologist, the founder of the nonprofit Roots & Shoots global youth-led community action program, and the author of numerous books, including Reason for Hope.

Review

"As you read this book and study the photographs you will gradually fall in love. For Amica is truly loveable. More than that, she is extremely intelligent and a great source of entertainment. You are in for a treat!" Dr. Jane Goodall, from the foreword

"The Shadowhawks' unlikely friendship with a bird is as delightful as they come. Get to know Amica and you'll fall in love, too!" Jennifer S. Holland, bestselling author of Unlikely Friendships, Unlikely Loves, and Unilkely Heroes

This is a story of true love! It reminds us all how very lucky we are to share the world with creatures as beautiful as Amica and with people as wise, observant, and loving as Washo and Meadow Shadowhawk.” T. A. Barron, author of the Merlin Saga

Amica will warm your heart and soul and show you just how much we can learn from other animals.” Marc Bekoff, author of Rewilding our Hearts and The Emotional Lives of Animals

About this edition

• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1621062821
• ISBN 13: 9781621062820
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128