Our Heritage Series
Publisher: Fountain Publishers. Place: Kampala, Uganda. Series Dates: 1992 - .
Muzinge the Bird
by Bertha Mubiru
Kampala, Uganda: Fountain Publishers, 2004 (Our Heritage Series, 4).
Paperback. 16 pages. Illustrated. Size: 127 x 203. ISBN-13: 978-9970-02-447-6.
"The story of Musoke, his family and their unusual pet bird, Muzinge, meaning the king of all birds. Muzinge is a huge bird. Muzinge lives in the main house and is fed on maize, rice and millet and his master loves him very much. The books in this series intend to educate children about Uganda's cultural heritage." -- Google Books
OUR HERITAGE SERIES (FOUNTAIN PUBLISHERS)
Series Note: "Our Heritage Series are carefully selected and graded children's readers intended to improve English reading and comprehension skills. They are also intended to educate children about Uganda's rich cultural heritage. Social Studies teachers will therefore find them very useful as supplementary literature. The stories have been selected and graded to suit the language needs of both rural and urban primary schools. The number on the cover is intended to guide teachers on the target year or class of education although rural schools may opt for a grade lower than the indicated class. Sentence structures and vocabulary are suitable for the indicated level. The stories come from different parts of the country so that they can widen the children's knowledge of both the societies and the cultural values of the different peoples of Uganda." -- Publisher's blurb
Series Number / Title / Author / Publication Year / Other Details
The Adventurous Sisters
by Mary Karooro Okurut
1996
The Bull with a Calf
by Andrew N Kalema
1992
Cheche and Taaka
by M O Buluma
1994
How Chameleon Avenged his Father's Death
by C. Lamwaka
1993
How Friends Became Enemies
by Rose K. Rwakasisi
1993
How Hare was Caught Stealing
by Mathew Atoro Ocitti
1998
How Lion Became King
by Dominic M Jjuuku
1994
How Namudiguli Saved her Sister
by Gerald M M .Matovu
1998
Kabaka, Kulabako and Kakokolo
by Bertha Mubiru
2004
Kalulu the Forest Queen
by Phoebe Negessa-Olweny
1998
Magulu and the Gorilla
by Gerald M M .Matovu
1993
Mother Eats her Son
by Nancy Oloro
1996
Muzinge the Bird
by Bertha Mubiru
2004
Mwambu and the Monster
by Emmauel Kamuli
1994
Njabala the Lazy One
by Ssebanenya Ssewankambo
1998
Okot the Unkind Rainmaker
by George Ekuka
1994
The Old Woman and the Shell
by Rose K. Rwakasisi
1994
Rurunga the Orphan
by Norah Kakamba
1992
The Ungrateful Mother
by Vat Kamatsiko
1993
Author of this page:
David Paul Wagner