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Who Would Win? #16
Battle Royale
Five of the most popular books in the Who Would Win? series together in one book!
Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series! The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Wolverine vs. Tasmanian Devil, Rhino vs. Hippo, Alligator vs. Python, Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark, and Tyrannosaurus rex vs. Velociraptor.Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.
Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series! The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Wolverine vs. Tasmanian Devil, Rhino vs. Hippo, Alligator vs. Python, Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark, and Tyrannosaurus rex vs. Velociraptor.Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.
164 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 27, 2018
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About the author
Jerry Pallotta
239 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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July 25, 2025
Decent battle scenes, but the animal facts are the best part of this one, and very sassy! Bottom jokes… quality stuff! 🦛🦏 🍑
November 24, 2022
kid me would've been so obsessed with this
present me immensely enjoyed this, too!!
present me immensely enjoyed this, too!!
May 29, 2019
I like the format of these books and how they encourage children to compare animals. I feel like it could be stronger in some ways. Sometimes the facts juxtaposed on the spreads don't really line up. It will tell you the weight of one animal but not the other. Instead, some other fact related to its size will be listed. That seems like a missed opportunity for kids to compare the data and learn to collect the information they need to make a choice. The battles are also kind of 1-dimensional. The author picks an animal that will win and shows how, but doesn't show how other possibilities could play out.
June 29, 2019
Nathan loves these books. Full of cool facts, and keeps his interest.
July 25, 2024
My boys love this series. The format doesn’t make for the easiest read aloud, with all of the side factoids, but they do learn quite a bit. Really, though, they’re mostly here for the animal showdowns.
March 10, 2018
WHO WOULD WIN?: BATTLE ROYALE includes five books in one. It has the Killer Whale vs. the Great White Shark, the Rhino vs. the Hippo, the T-Rex vs. the Velociraptor, the Wolverine vs. the Tasmanian Devil, and the Alligator vs. the Python.
The whole theme of the book is who would win in a fight. Jerry Pallotta explains the animals body structures like their arms, teeth, and brain. He also gives fun facts like a hippo's skin looks like armor, but it's actually very sensitive.
I love how entertaining this book is and the incorporation of the pictures. Overall, there is a lot to learn in this collection, but I think the fun facts are my favorite part. It's always interesting to learn something new and this book taught me so much I had no clue about.
Final Verdict: This is perfect for fans of dinosaurs and fierce animals. I love the learning value in this book which makes it that much better.
The whole theme of the book is who would win in a fight. Jerry Pallotta explains the animals body structures like their arms, teeth, and brain. He also gives fun facts like a hippo's skin looks like armor, but it's actually very sensitive.
I love how entertaining this book is and the incorporation of the pictures. Overall, there is a lot to learn in this collection, but I think the fun facts are my favorite part. It's always interesting to learn something new and this book taught me so much I had no clue about.
Final Verdict: This is perfect for fans of dinosaurs and fierce animals. I love the learning value in this book which makes it that much better.
June 20, 2025
A lady at my bookclub said that her kid loved these books. I'd never read one so I grabbed this one. The author compares two animals by giving descriptions of their characteristics and then describes a fight to see who would win. This book had 5 comparisons:
- killer whale vs great white shark
- rhino vs hippo
- tyrannosaurus rex vs velociraptor
- wolverine vs tasmanian devil
- alligator vs python
- killer whale vs great white shark
- rhino vs hippo
- tyrannosaurus rex vs velociraptor
- wolverine vs tasmanian devil
- alligator vs python
June 24, 2019
Good
It was good.
I SAID IT WAS GOOD, OK? OK?!!
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Ok, that's it...
Bye! This "Review" is over and it was good.
It was good.
I SAID IT WAS GOOD, OK? OK?!!
gosh, please just leave me alone.
I beg you! Please!I
Ok, that's it...
Bye! This "Review" is over and it was good.
May 9, 2018
Fantastic book
If you have a kid who loves animals, this is a great book for kids! I really liked how the stories were presented.
If you have a kid who loves animals, this is a great book for kids! I really liked how the stories were presented.
May 21, 2018
it's good.
December 18, 2018
Awesome
Good time for you I wanted to get you some time for your life to go for a free free time for
Good time for you I wanted to get you some time for your life to go for a free free time for
July 24, 2019
If there is a book better targeted at 5-7 year old boys I have no idea what it would be....
January 5, 2020
the very sad one is rino v.s hippo
April 29, 2021
When the rhino battled the hippo the hippo won.
When the Wolverine battled the Tasmanian Devil the Wolverine won.
Alligator against Python, Python wins.
Killer Whale vs. Great white shark the Killer Whale wins.
1 T. rex vs. 1 raptor T.Rex wins. 1 T. rex vs. a pack of raptors, raptors win.
As I suspected all of the ones that won I thought it will win.
When the Wolverine battled the Tasmanian Devil the Wolverine won.
Alligator against Python, Python wins.
Killer Whale vs. Great white shark the Killer Whale wins.
1 T. rex vs. 1 raptor T.Rex wins. 1 T. rex vs. a pack of raptors, raptors win.
As I suspected all of the ones that won I thought it will win.
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May 19, 2021
Excellent!! My seven year old loved this book and it was so cleverly written! He couldn't put it down and wanted to share all the facts he was learning.
June 15, 2021
I'm still slowly making my way through these books after downloading pretty much the whole series.
I really enjoyed this collection!
I really enjoyed this collection!
June 17, 2021
My grandson and I love reading these books. What a great way to teach animal facts. We have a total blast.
September 17, 2021
IT was good
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November 9, 2021It was very infomative
December 4, 2021
Animals Battling
🐔🙈🐗🐛🐺🐥🐧🙉🐽🐷🐤🐦🐦🐧5 books in one🧭📒📒
🐔🙈🐗🐛🐺🐥🐧🙉🐽🐷🐤🐦🐦🐧5 books in one🧭📒📒
March 31, 2022
4 stars for a kid-approved concept. My kids can't get enough of this series! Sometimes the profiling seems a little irrelevant to the action, but overall the info is presented well.
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December 1, 2022i want to read
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September 27, 2023
Lots of neat facts.
March 21, 2024
Good stuff.
May 6, 2024
My kids loved this book, and I enjoyed it too! Great for the scientific minded!
December 31, 2024
My son loves these books! He ends up telling me facts before I get to them in the book.
March 29, 2025
I liked it a lot. I love dinosaurs, snakes, rhinos, killer whales, hippos, and great whites.
November 16, 2025
Touching read.
September 27, 2023
Pretty solid book. I love the Who Would Win? books that since I was younger. I liked the books because it was something different then a book about animal facts. And the books are amazing, especially because there is actual battles that could happen.
July 15, 2023
We now call wolverines nasty cats 🦡
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