Book excerpt: INQUIZITIVE SCIENCE EARLY LEVEL: FUR, FEATHERS, SCALES, SKIN - A series of information books that integrate literacy and science. INQUIZITIVE with a focus upon science has been developed to help young children gain an understanding of: the different ways information can be read and communicated, the specialised language and language structures used in non-fiction texts, the way non-fiction is organised to highlight information and the selective way non-fiction is read according to the reader's purpose. Suitable for 4-8 year olds.