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Storybooks for kids

Children can learn about water and wastewater with Sam and water droplet Flo.

Sam and Flo books

These two books are a great way to engage young children in a conversation about water and wastewater.

Crafted by our previous education coordinator Sally Smith, and beautifully illustrated by Auckland artist Emma Scheltema, our Sam and Flo books are available in English or te reo Māori – our exciting animated, read-along ebooks can be read for free online or downloaded below.


Printed books

Our A3-size printed books, Sam and Flo's Amazing Watery Adventure and Sam and Flo Go Round the Bend, can be ordered for $29.95 each by emailing your order details to [email protected].



Cover image of Sam and Flo's Amazing Watery Adventure, showing a boy and a water drop.

Sam and Flo's Amazing Watery Adventure | Tā Hāmi rāua ko Rere Kaewa Waiwai Whakamīharo


Sam and Flo's Amazing Watery Adventure is about a young boy who joins a water droplet on her journey from a water storage dam to a household tap. This book was a finalist in the Best Primary Resource category at the 2018 Copyright Licensing Education Awards and is much-loved at many Auckland schools.

You can enjoy our book - in English or te reo Māori.

Download Sam and Flo's Amazing Watery Adventure pdf book

Download Tā Hāmi rāua ko Rere Kaewa Waiwai Whakamīharo pdf book

Cover image of Sam and Flo Go Round the Bend, showing a submarine and a water drop in a pipe.

Sam and Flo Go Round the Bend | Ka haere a Hāmi rāua ko Rere mā te Kōpiko


In Sam and Flo Go Round the Bend, children and the young-at-heart find out what happens to water once it disappears down the drain.

You can enjoy our book - in English or te reo Māori.


Download Sam and Flo Go Round the Bend pdf book

Download Ka haere a Hāmi rāua ko Rere mā te Kōpiko pdf book