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That's my philosophy
I have an avid reader and go to the library a lot. When my now tweens were younger, I ALWAYS required that at least one book had to be a "fact" book. Plenty of times I picked the book and it was about varying countries and cultures.  You do have to be diligent about making sure what you pick is not full of generalizations and stereotypes. I don't want books about Africa that just talks about jungles and safaris. Or books about India, that just talks about food, etc. At one point one of our kids was especially interest in Judaism. I made a point to find books that did not just concentrate on the Holocaust. Judiasm is more than that, just like Black history is more than the story of enslaved people and civil rights. Find meaty material. Plus, we have a diverse group of friends, listen to a lot NPR in which they hear news and interviews, etc. that addresses the whole WIDE world in which we live.  Our kids pick up things from how we live our lives, talk about people, and have knowledge and interest in things outside of our own little bubble. 
Hope that helps.[/quote]

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