I had a chemistry book that I read cover to cover multiple times as a kid. It introduced the periodic table, went through every major group, explained reactions

I had a chemistry book that I read cover to cover multiple times as a kid. It introduced the periodic table, went through every major group, explained reactions, acid/bases, oxidation, fission and fusion. It was a pretty solid textbook. What was it that got me to read it over and over? Every single page had something that related to real life. What's a noble gas and why is it interesting? Well, it doesn't catch fire or corrode things, but it has this neat property when you create an electric arc in it's presence. Here are the subatomic properties that give rise to it's macroscopic properties. I'm sure it was simplified but it was presented in a fun way that encouraged my sense of wonder. Good writing should be compelling. This true for every subject.