US and Canadian citizens ages 15 and under with parental consent are allowed to cross the border at land and sea entry points with certified copies of their birth certificates rather than passports....
If your town has a passport office, go there. If it is not near you or if your town does not have one, you should apply at the post office. Try the sites in Related Links, below. They will show you...
You will find it at the front of your passport. Open up your passport. Turn to the front, which is where your picture is. See where all of your info is? The first thing listed will be the passport...