The Lighthouse Series is a set of course books for grades 1 to 8 designed to initiate students into learning the English language through the study of literature. This Practice Book is a collection of worksheets aimed at reinforcing and extending students' understanding and application of concepts introduced in the course book. FeaturesTable of Contents 1. Why Anansi Has Eight Skinny Legs—A West African folktale 2. Limericks—Edward Lear 3. An Indian Train Journey—Jules Verne 4. Bienvenue a Pondicherry 5. Rabbit and Lark—James Reeves 6. A Merry Christmas—Louisa May Alcott 7. Florence Nightingale—C. G. Salamander and Samidha Gunjal 8. Three Wise Old Women—Elizabeth T. Corbett 9. Heidi: Part I—Johanna Spyri 10. Heidi: Part II—Johanna Spyri 11. M. O. M in Orbit—C. G. Salamander and Jemma Jose 12. The Beggar and the Five Dosais—A Tamil folktale 13. Fairies—Rose Fyleman 14. Spinning a Tale—A Play—Ashwitha Jayakumar.