Kids' Science Page
National Agricultural Library

Hey kids! Do you like to eat? What's your nutrition IQ? Do you really enjoy animals? Insects too? Do you like veterinary medicine? Is engineering what you want to do? Interested in plants or ecology? Does chemistry excite you? These are all part of the food and agricultural sciences. If you have a special interest in any of these, maybe you are headed for a career in agriculture. Welcome aboard!

Agriculture in the United States is "growing" more high tech every day. More and more, we're operating sophisticated high speed equipment— satellites, computers, software and sensors— to produce the safest, cheapest, and most abundant food supply in the world. And we're using these same high tech tools to make agricultural products that contribute to our houses and health, as well as to our cars, clothing, cosmetics, and other creature comforts!

Kids, parents and teachers often contact us to ask about kids' books on agricultural topics or science fair projects. So, we created this Kids' Science Page containing lists of children's books and articles on specific agricultural subjects, science fair projects and supplies, careers and biographies of leading scientists, and "learn by doing" 4-H youth projects.

Discover more ideas at these U.S. Department of Agriculture sites:

• Science for Kids or Ciencia Para Niños
• Agriculture in the Classroom
• USDA for Kids

To get copies of 4-H materials, contact your county Extension Service (listed under county offices in your phone book). To get the books and articles listed, visit your local school or public library first, or check out these Internet sites.

• School Libraries on the Web
• The Internet Public Library
• Library Spot and their Libraries Online
• Libweb: Library Servers Via WWW
• 9000+ U.S. Public Libraries
• Yahoo! directory: Libraries