"The SPC Readers are produced by the South Pacific Commission for primary school children to whom English is taught as a second or foreign language, and integrate with the SPC/Tate "Oral English" Course. This Reader, Alternative Series, Book 8, is integrated With Junior Series Book 8, Workbook 8, And Teachers Book 8. Reader 8A should not be introduced until pupils have at least reached the level in "Oral English" at the beginning of Oral Book 11"--Back of title page.

A foolish trick -- Peter and Tabitha -- The first breadfruit tree in the Pacific islands -- Two new blouses -- The sun, the moon and the sea -- Coconut crabs -- Lizards -- Nicholas -- A brave man -- The people who walked to the south -- The king of the mosquitoes -- The frog -- The woman in the moon -- A story about the stars -- The woman who changed into a lizard -- Chocolate -- Two men and a shark -- A poor woodcutter -- Word list.