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British Envoy: Children Safer In Afghanistan Than New York CIty

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Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor

Kabul, Afghanistan (AHN) – According to NATO’s top civilian envoy to Afghanistan, children are probably safer growing up in Afghanistan’s major cities, including the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, than in New York.

British envoy Mark Sedwill, speaking on a BBC television program, added that “in cities like Kabul where security has improved, the total levels of violence, including criminal violence, are comparable to those which many Western children would experience.”

“For most Afghans,” he continued,”the biggest challenges are from poverty — the absence of clean water, open sewers, malnutrition, disease — and many more children are at risk from those problems than from the insurgency.”

His statements are belied by U.N. figures that show Afghan children are victims of the U.S.-Afghan conflict, with 1,795 children killed or injured as a result of the war from September 2008 through August 2010.

A report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in November 2009 said Afghanistan was the most dangerous country to be born in because it has the highest infant mortality rate in the world and two-thirds of its population lack access to clean water.

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Best Comics To Get Your Child To Read: Beginner Readers

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During the 8 years I have been reading and promoting Graphic Novels I have also been raising my young kids and teaching them to read at home. While I have a number of comics and graphic novels in my house not all are suitable for their age group, even the so called All Ages Graphic Novels.

Comic publishing companies often assign this “Äll-Ages” term to comics that have a subject matter that children may be interested in, but the content may often not the best level for them, particularly in relation to violence. With the rising acceptance for violence in popular culture it is often difficult to ascertain the line where “action” becomes violence.

There are a multitude of poorly researched lists for recommended comics for young readers. Some listed titles are simply too wordy for those with an early grasp of vocabulary, but others depict scenes that may cause very young children sleepless nights.

With that in mind I put together my own list, for true beginner readers. The books below range in age recommendation from about 4-9. So, from the moment when a child first shows an interest in reading, or simply perusing books, up to about grade 4.

These books are aimed squarely at early readers or simply young children with impressionable minds and the following graphic novels and comics are not only guaranteed to be stress-free but are sure to engage.

1. Stinky by Eleanor Davis
2. Owly by Andy Runton (5 books in series)
3. Wind In the Willows (Michel Plessix’s adaptation)
4. Benny and Penny by Geoffrey Hayes
5. Babymouse by Jennifer Holm (12 in series)
6. Adventures In Cartooning by James Sturm
7. Yakari by Job and “Derib” (7 in series)
8. Otto’s Orange Day by Jay Lynch and Frank Cammuso

All are available via your local comic store or online retailers.

Inger loves stories and loves to write. She has been writing words on paper for quite some time so when the Internet came along she started writing online too. You can see her latest websites which help people to choose the best cotton mattress or portable ebook reader.

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