television advertising

Presents a nonfiction graphic novel exploring how the marketing of toys targeted towards children in the 1980s has shaped adults in the present, and examines the role of capitalism, mass media, propaganda, and nostalgia in these advertising campaigns.

Ten-year old Olive is going to be in a commercial, but she really is not sure she can land the gymnastics stunt written for it, and her cross-country email pal Molly is jealous and determined to get into a commercial herself (pretty much any commerical will do)--and now their friendship is threatened by their increasingly testy emails.

Brittany Rush expects the spotlight to shine on her again when she returns to New York after a year spent with her family in Hong Kong, but instead finds that she has changed from being a cute kid to watch out for to just another pretty girl waiting her turn.

"Dreaming of fame when her mother is hired to make a commercial for the local pool supplier, Piper positions herself in front of the camera for a taste of show business and wonders if her idea for the commercial will be as impressive as she imagines"--OCLC.

Discusses why Americans watch so much television, what they are watching, and how it affects their lives and their environmental health.

Claire is stunned when she is chosen to be a department store's spokesmodel in local television commercials.

Thirteen-year-old Sunday Donaldson, successful television model and commercial actress, learns there is more to life than just being adorable.

Jesse Andrews can't believe how lucky she is to be considered for a part in a television commercial. Her only problem is her brother Mikey who does embarrassing things during auditions.