Oh, I read many books too. Where did you think I learned it from? I think my favorite back then was Encyclopedia Brown and some Nancy Drew stuff, but I also listened to a lot of radio and watched a lot of TV. I grew up on PBS..
I was only like 9 years old so I still had a lot of learning to do. My sis was 4 but once she started making friends, I didn't need to watch her as much and I just immersed myself in school.