The revised edition of Images is a series of English Coursebooks, Workbooks and Literature Readers meant for Classes 1—8. The course has been designed according to the latest teaching-learning pedagogies and adheres to the National Curriculum Framework, 2005. The course design focuses on developing basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing while laying emphasis on teaching grammar and vocabulary. This revised edition of Literature Reader proposes to foster imagination in children and develop an interest in literature. Following the Coursebook, the Literature Reader takes the learners through the eight steps of the learning cycle. Connect + Reflect + Imagine Read Consolidate Create Extend Relate This revision incorporates the feedback received from practising teachers and user schools across the country. To meet the objectives of developing the skills of response and appreciation of literature, and to link the literature lessons with life at large, more questions and exercises on life skills and problem solving have been added to each lesson. Novel exercises in the Relate section—which is further categorised into Project, Life Skills and PSA—equip the learners with the essential skills needed for successful living in the 21st century. Besides this, sample papers for Summative Assessments and Tasks for Formative Assessments have been included in the Literature Reader to facilitate Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation. The pedagogic strength and literary wealth of Images Literature Readers propose to make the teaching and learning of literature meaningful, fulfilling and enjoyable! Table of Contents1. Trees 2. Rip Van Winkle 3. Daddy Fell into the Pond 4. Gulliver Arrives in Lilliput 5. The One That Got Away 6. The Archery Competition 7. Archery 8. The Widow’s Donkeys 9. The Story of Fidgety Philip 10. Robinson Crusoe 11. The Water Baby 12. From a Railway Carriage 13. Mahesh and the Buffalo Assessments