... viewpoints, and go on to enrich reading and writing. The more children read, the more they will improve and offering access to non-fiction texts will develop reading competence in a number of different genres. Aside from the educational benefits that these texts have to offer comes the need for them for enjoyment. Books have long been categorised into two sections, namely fiction and non-fiction and there is perhaps the assumption that children will always opt for fiction as opposed to non-fiction. Meek (1996) attacks both of these claims, stating that categorisation is not important for young readers: "Children do not need to distinguish between categories of fiction and non-fiction. They find facts in both." P.24 She goes on to add: "Stories nest in every kind of text, especially in the running narrative in our heads where we explain things to ourselves." P.25 With this in mind, it must be clear that when I talk ...

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