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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 exciting interactive online experience (for tablet or computer) - in English or te reo Māori.

If you experience long loading times when exploring the book online, we recommend you download the ebook in the language of your choice by clicking on the corresponding download buttons below.

Read instructions for loading the eBook to your device.

Download Sam and Flo's Amazing Watery Adventure ebook

Download Tā Hāmi rāua ko Rere Kaewa Waiwai Whakamīharo ebook

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 exciting interactive online experience (for tablet or computer) - in English or te reo Māori.

If you experience long loading times when exploring the book online, we recommend you download the ebook in the language of your choice by clicking on the corresponding download buttons below.

Read instructions for loading the eBook to your device.

Download Sam and Flo Go Round the Bend ebook

Download Ka haere a Hāmi rāua ko Rere mā te Kōpiko ebook