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Who Would Win? #9
Tyrannosaurus Rex Vs. Velociraptor
I love this match up. After I started writing the book, I found out the velociraptor is only 3 feet tall. Uh Oh! They are both nasty looking creatures.
I find the skeleton of the velociraptor to be very scary.
I find the skeleton of the velociraptor to be very scary.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Jerry Pallotta
238 books111 followersMy full name is Gerard Larry Pallotta but my mom always called me "Jerry". I was born on March 26, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts. My mom's name is Mary, and she came from a family of ten children. My dad's name is Joe, and he came from a family of five children. My grandparents were immigrants of Italian descent. I have the nicest parents in the world. They have always been unselfish and ready to help me, even today. I have four brothers and two sisters: Joey, David, Andrew, Danny, Cindy and Mickey. I have seventy-two first cousins. When I was growing up, there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
My family moved to Medford, Massachusetts when I was young. I went to elementary school at Mt. Trinity Academy, not far from where my publisher is located in Watertown, Massachusetts. I never wrote a book in elementary school, and we never kept journals. In the neighborhood where I grew up, almost every family had seven to nine children. I guess that you could say that there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I went to high school at Boston College High School, a Jesuit all-boys school in downtown Boston. The priests and other teachers were really wonderful. I played football and ran track. I had a great high school experience and I think later it made my studies in college much easier. My sons Neil and Eric graduated from Boston College High School in 2001 and 2003. Neil was named after a teacher I had, Fr. Neil Callahan, S.J. I never wrote a book in high school, and I never wrote for the school newspaper. I was too shy and was afraid of what other kids would think.
After high school I went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. I majored in business, a subject that would help me later in life when I decided to publish my first book. At Georgetown, I met my wife, Linda. In college I was an average student and was captain of the Georgetown University Rugby Team. I never wrote for the college newspaper, and I never imaged writing books. A couple of years later, Linda and I got married and I started to work at an insurance company in Boston. During the first six years of being married, we had four kids. It seemed like there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
Today, we spend a lot of time with my 31 nieces and nephews...again...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I learned valuable skills while talking to people, selling insurance and collecting money. When I came home from work, Linda would ask me to "read to the kids!" I loved reading to my kids and I learned to appreciate children's books. The first few books that we bought were alphabet books and counting books. "A" was always for Apple and "Z" was always for Zebra. One day I decided, "Hey, I can do this!" I had an idea. I would write an alphabet book about the Atlantic Ocean. I spent every summer at Peggotty Beach in Scituate, Massachusetts. I have great memories of lobstering, fishing, mossing, clamming and rowing in my dory.
My first book was written in 1985 when I was 32 years old. I came up with the idea, wrote it, designed it, researched it, edited it and my cousin, Frank Mazzola, Jr. illustrated it. I published it myself under the name of Peggotty Beach Books. What fun! It was first printed on July 7, 1986. I'll never forget that day. The book eventually became the #1 best selling book at the New England Aquarium. I was afraid that only my mother would like it. Teachers and kids told me they really liked my book.
While speaking in schools, teachers also told me they were looking for simple non-fiction nature books. It gave me the confidence to write more. My next book, "The Icky Bug Alphabet Book", has sold more than 1 million copies. My third book, "The Bird Alphabet Book" was voted one of the best books of the year by Birders World Magazine. I now have over twenty alphabet books. My goal has always been to write interesting, fact-filled, fun to read, beautifully illustrated color children's books. Thank you to all my illustrators: Ralph Masiello, Frank Mazzola, Jr., Rob Bolster, Edgar Stewart, Leslie
My family moved to Medford, Massachusetts when I was young. I went to elementary school at Mt. Trinity Academy, not far from where my publisher is located in Watertown, Massachusetts. I never wrote a book in elementary school, and we never kept journals. In the neighborhood where I grew up, almost every family had seven to nine children. I guess that you could say that there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I went to high school at Boston College High School, a Jesuit all-boys school in downtown Boston. The priests and other teachers were really wonderful. I played football and ran track. I had a great high school experience and I think later it made my studies in college much easier. My sons Neil and Eric graduated from Boston College High School in 2001 and 2003. Neil was named after a teacher I had, Fr. Neil Callahan, S.J. I never wrote a book in high school, and I never wrote for the school newspaper. I was too shy and was afraid of what other kids would think.
After high school I went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. I majored in business, a subject that would help me later in life when I decided to publish my first book. At Georgetown, I met my wife, Linda. In college I was an average student and was captain of the Georgetown University Rugby Team. I never wrote for the college newspaper, and I never imaged writing books. A couple of years later, Linda and I got married and I started to work at an insurance company in Boston. During the first six years of being married, we had four kids. It seemed like there were...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
Today, we spend a lot of time with my 31 nieces and nephews...again...KIDS EVERYWHERE!
I learned valuable skills while talking to people, selling insurance and collecting money. When I came home from work, Linda would ask me to "read to the kids!" I loved reading to my kids and I learned to appreciate children's books. The first few books that we bought were alphabet books and counting books. "A" was always for Apple and "Z" was always for Zebra. One day I decided, "Hey, I can do this!" I had an idea. I would write an alphabet book about the Atlantic Ocean. I spent every summer at Peggotty Beach in Scituate, Massachusetts. I have great memories of lobstering, fishing, mossing, clamming and rowing in my dory.
My first book was written in 1985 when I was 32 years old. I came up with the idea, wrote it, designed it, researched it, edited it and my cousin, Frank Mazzola, Jr. illustrated it. I published it myself under the name of Peggotty Beach Books. What fun! It was first printed on July 7, 1986. I'll never forget that day. The book eventually became the #1 best selling book at the New England Aquarium. I was afraid that only my mother would like it. Teachers and kids told me they really liked my book.
While speaking in schools, teachers also told me they were looking for simple non-fiction nature books. It gave me the confidence to write more. My next book, "The Icky Bug Alphabet Book", has sold more than 1 million copies. My third book, "The Bird Alphabet Book" was voted one of the best books of the year by Birders World Magazine. I now have over twenty alphabet books. My goal has always been to write interesting, fact-filled, fun to read, beautifully illustrated color children's books. Thank you to all my illustrators: Ralph Masiello, Frank Mazzola, Jr., Rob Bolster, Edgar Stewart, Leslie
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October 18, 2025
this is the reason why raptors became my favorite dinosaur
February 26, 2020
Beyond the Book Nov.
October 2, 2020
This review contains spoilers
So I gave it a 3/5 mainly because T. rex lost and I’m not really a fan of T. rex the thing is that I don’t get how turkey sized lizards could kill a giant 20 foot 9 ton behemoth with a set of jaws that could bite up to 6 tons I feel like this book was written by jack Horner you get my point
So I gave it a 3/5 mainly because T. rex lost and I’m not really a fan of T. rex the thing is that I don’t get how turkey sized lizards could kill a giant 20 foot 9 ton behemoth with a set of jaws that could bite up to 6 tons I feel like this book was written by jack Horner you get my point
June 21, 2017
This was not as good as the other Who Would Win children’s books I have been reading. There were not that many comparing and contrasting pages which were the features I enjoyed. I found the Why Did the Dinosaurs Die Out? Pages silly and they did not really tie in to the other scientific information that was found in this book. The fight at the end, really? That was totally unfair and deceitful, I think. I really expected more from this book as it was about dinosaurs. I can’t wait to share this one with my students and see how they feel about it.
September 30, 2018
What a perfect series for the kids of my brother, who used to bother my parents with questions like these. This book presents scientific information about T Rex and Raptors side by side so that the reader can evaluate the information to come to an informed decision. It then does actually answer the question giving the conditions that would need to be met. Highly recommended for kids who ask this type of question.
February 10, 2021
This is a fun book about more dinosaurs than you would think. It even has some feather stuff, so it's fairly up to date. I liked the lists of why the dinosaurs went extinct, both the joke one and the real one.
This is the first time I've strongly disagreed with their winner. T-Rex would totally rule!
This is the first time I've strongly disagreed with their winner. T-Rex would totally rule!
December 10, 2024
The “Who Would Won?” series evaluates the attributes of two animals and the predicts which would win in a fight. This one pits a Tyrannosaurus rex against a velociraptor. A fun series that teaches science.
July 29, 2025
I loved all the facts that this book gave. They were interesting. I felt that it should have been a little longer and given two endings on who would win not just one gave. Cause my ending would been different for sure. I pass this on to my nephew.
July 3, 2017
Pretty good book for kids who able to read on their own (my 5 year old is not there yet). Lots of interesting facts.
October 11, 2018
really good book
May 31, 2019
Entertaining to read to the kids!
September 8, 2019
I like this series. I got a bunch of them in Spanish and they are easy, informative reads. I’m learning a lot of nonfiction Spanish vocabulary. Definitely recommending to my students!
September 16, 2019
great!!!
January 12, 2021
i dont really like it because that the t.rex loses
August 23, 2021
I like these books but the winner really upset me!
August 6, 2022
7-year old loves these books. The covers always crack me up, but lots of interesting facts in these Who Would Win books.
September 15, 2022
lots of violence
May 7, 2023
What a fun book 📖 for kids to learn facts about prehistoric dinosaurs 🦕.
November 13, 2025
The 2nd and 3rd graders love these books.
I like the comparing of the creatures facts.
I like the comparing of the creatures facts.
February 17, 2017
Well, my son loved it but I wasn't much of a fan. So many information bubbles! It was really distracting and took away from the larger story.
September 10, 2013
Very good book for second to third graders, stuffed full of interesting facts.
October 21, 2015
I/Pi, Grades 2-5
July 17, 2016
The book was interesting but had too many side bubbles. the information didn't flow very well.
April 2, 2021
read to Maddox who loves dinasaurs
December 23, 2017
It was a surprise when the Velociraptor won
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