This has been one of the best books I have read in grad school. Basically, it deals with the creation of the British Anatomy Act and with the criminalization of poverty. However, it's also got great info about grave robbing, murder for body-procurement, burial practices, and corpse decomposition - and it's extremely readable. Richardson explains that she began this book while reading Shelley's Frankenstein and with questions she had about the meanings of dissection and the body. This book is not about Frankenstein, but it's a must-read if you are to truly understand the society that Frankenstein was created for. It's also a must-read if you are at all interested in anatomy, poverty, or social policy dealing with anatomy and poverty.

I'd like say that this book is ver intrested for me, because I write my book about tha modern anatomy, medicine and politics.

This story centers around little owl who is lost, and proceeds to have page-after-page of dialogue with several animals of where home is.

I got the feeling while reading this book to my children, that the author was a frustrated, unemployed poet, who was reduced to writing children's stories. It read as if the author was trying to emulate Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon), but falling far short of the mark.

I'd say it's probably best for the 5-8 yrs audience, but I'm affraid they'll be bored. 3-4 yrs. won't get it. The story has moments of tranquility, but has more moments of confusion.