Susan Ryan

Cigarettes, Cigarettes: The Dirty Rotten Truth About Tobacco

Susan Ryan; Pete Traynor; Rebecca Grace Jones

Synopsis:
This landmark children's book, with a foreword by Patrick Reynolds, tells a cautionary story that casts cigarette smoking in a most unfavorable light. The tale follows the afternoon adventure of four children, one of whom is a smoker & the object of unfortunate circumstances. As the book unfolds, the reader sees the danger of cigarettes themselves as well as the advertising tactics practiced by tobacco companies to market cigarettes to children. Through an allegorical narrative, the long-term danger of smoking takes on an immediacy that makes it easy to understand, & the advertising images that are so attractive to youth are strongly satirized. The book also features an illustrated section of factual information about smoking & health & an expose of the tobacco industry. Additionally, there is an interactive question & answer section to allow adults & children to discuss the book & reinforce its anti-smoking message.

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Other editions: Softcover - 2005, Hardcover - 2003, 2000, 1999, 1996, Softcover - 1996, Softcover - 1980