Stem Starters for Kids Agriculture Activity Book - by Sam Hutchinson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Fun and Engaging STEM Facts and Activities about Farms, Farm Animals, The Process and Technology of Farming, Where We Get Our Food, and More!

Agriculture is the science of farming. Future farmers, plant scientists or food scientists will love the mix of non-fiction and activities as they learn about how crops grow, why farmers keep animals, where our food comes from, and how farming has changed throughout history. This beautifully illustrated educational activity book will start a lifelong passion for agriculture!

In these illustrated pages, your child will be immersed in the world of STEM through agriculture! Filled with activities such as mazes, spot the difference, drawing, puzzles, pattern identifying, quizzes, and more, this book will introduce your child to the fascinating science of farming and how we get our food. While girls and boys think they're just playing games and looking at fun infographics, actually they'll be learning all about farms, including:

• Crops and where they grow
• Plant health and growing from seed to fruit
• Tractors and other farm vehicles
• Autonomous vehicle technology
• Sustainable farming
• Livestock
• Dairy products and alternatives
• Forecasting weather and why it's important for farmers
• Pests and diseases
• How technology can help remote farmers from feeling isolated or lonely
• What it takes to run a farm as a business
• Farmer's markets and branding
• School visits and educational events on farms

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are subjects crucial to children's education. With this new book in the STEM Starters for Kids series of educational workbooks, your child will not only be entertained for hours, but also be familiarized with farming and agriculture and the STEM subjects that important to his or her education and maybe even in a future career. The books in this series aim to pique the interest of children in these areas of study, stress the importance of these subjects, and help encourage children who are interested to continue within these fields as they grow and learn.

About the Author

Sam Hutchinson is an award-winning publisher of information books for children and author of Science Activity Book, Animal Camouflage, Food Chains: Who Eats What?, and many books in the STEM Starters for Kids series. In 2018, Sam was named IPG Young Publisher of the Year and was included in the Bookseller magazine's list of "Rising Stars" in the industry.

Steven Johnson, Ste for short, is a freelance illustrator living in Sheffield. Graduating from Wrexham University shortly after the turn of the millennium he's now not doing the thing he graduated in and very much enjoys illustrating instead--especially for books. And has had the good fortune of working with publishers such as Macmillan, Kingfisher, Hodder, Blue Train and b small publishing.