Filo’s Butterflies modern art print originally published in 1995 and

originally published in 1995 and now back in print

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Drawing on PEN International's Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights

Extent: 32 pp

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Filo’s Butterflies modern art print originally published in 1995 andFilos Butterflies is a charming own voices picture book about how a young Samoan boy calms his nerves before his first siva performance at a family wedding. Aunty Rosie and Aunty Eve are getting married traditional Samoan style, and its time for Filo to dance his first siva faataupati! Hes been practising for weeks, but as the time for the siva gets closer, the butterflies in his tummy get bigger and bolder they even flutter right up to his throat!