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The Periodic Table

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Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

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I didn't realize this was only a short excerpt of the book, not the whole thing, so I feel kind of weird leaving a review since I literally read like 15 pages of this. But here goes: The concept is interesting - presenting the periodic table and the science of elements and atoms in a visual way. However, there needed to be a bit more description accompanying the graphics - these are complex topics that require more than one sentence "explanations." I do look forward to checking out the entire book.

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This year we are celebrating 150 years of the Periodic Table of Elements. Therefore, there would never be a better time to release a book on Periodic Table than this landmark year. And the author, the illustrator and the publisher need to be congratulated and appreciated for this gesture. The first impression of the book conveys beyond any doubt the amount of care and hard work that has gone into creating this book. Illustrations are made in bright colour and in different shades. These figures are assigned appropriate labels, captions and footnotes to understand the various aspects of the periodic table.  At some of the points, especially where the writer explains the relation of group number and period number with the number of protons or number of shells, I felt that the traditional textbook method is much easier than the presented verbal explanation. The book claims to provide the reader a pictorial or graphical introduction to the Periodic Table, and yes, it does deliver what it promised.

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The book has some stunning facts and some clean and informative visuals. I liked how the infographics were arranged along with relevant facts. Having said that, I only received a few random pages from the book rather than the full book so this review is based on just 13 pages. I won't be able to write a review of the complete book of 200+ pages from such a small excerpt.

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What an absolutely stunning book! The visuals are clear, clean and informative. They are also bright and fun so definitely pull the reader in. The information accompanying them seems to be detailed and well researched too.
I only received a few random pages from the book rather than the full book so this review is based on just 13 pages but if they reflect the entire book then it is a good one. In fact, I have already pre-ordered a copy for my school library.

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This book looks good but I only received a few pages in my download so cannot review. Please send full book either directly or let me know when it is available in netgallery and I will read it and give a full review thanks

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