Ubupusano-Pusano

About this book

Ubupusano-Pusano by Sydney Muponda, PhD is a local-language children's title that supports early reading and the continued use of Zambian languages in published literature. The book is suitable for young readers, families, schools, libraries and community literacy programmes where children need opportunities to encounter indigenous languages not only in conversation but also on the printed page. Reading in a familiar local language can strengthen vocabulary, pronunciation and comprehension while encouraging children to value the language as part of their identity. Adults can use the story for shared reading, asking children to explain words, retell events and connect the text with everyday experience. Ubupusano-Pusano forms part of Sotrane Publishers' broader effort to make local-language children's books available and to preserve storytelling traditions through contemporary publishing.