“Pearls of Literature” is designed for the students of 8th Standard First language English. It is written, based on the language guidelines of co-operative learning and constructivism envisaged in NCF 2005. There are eight prose lessons and equal number of poetry pieces and three lessons for supplementary reading. The themes of the lessons are drawn from a rich treasure of English which would be a treat for the readers. The themes chosen for the study range from the innocence of adolescence to Indian mythology. The entry level and the terminal performance of the language learners are kept in mind while designing the text book. The language learner’s interests, language needs, objectives of language learning and teaching and ability of the learners are also kept in view while preparing this book.