It feels like a gap to me, I got a lot of interest in chemistry/science in general from that book, and thankfully was able to safely experiment with it from a c

It feels like a gap to me, I got a lot of interest in chemistry/science in general from that book, and thankfully was able to safely experiment with it from a combination of cool science teachers and living in a rural area. Not so practical for people growing up in cities, but I think there's a benefit in allowing kids to play around with dangerous things in a controlled way such that they better appreciate the implications of them.