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Who Would Win? #25
Hyena vs. Honey Badger
What if a hyena picked a fight with a honey badger? Who do you think would win?
This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious animals.Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner! This nonfiction series is full of facts, photos, and realistic illustrations, and it includes a range of mammals, sea creatures, insects, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans.
This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious animals.Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner! This nonfiction series is full of facts, photos, and realistic illustrations, and it includes a range of mammals, sea creatures, insects, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans.
36 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 10, 2020
36 people are currently reading
82 people want to read
About the author
Jerry Pallotta
240 books112 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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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
July 5, 2022
I got this one right!
December 31, 2020
On page 9 there is a picture of a river otter, but the text calls it a sea otter!
On page 21 it says, "Honey badgers can weight up to 35 pounds." "Weight"????
These are published books - for kids! They should have everything right. I mean, this is only 32 pages! How hard can that be. Fire your editor!!! This is the second book I've read that had egregious errors in it.
On the positive side, I thought the aside to artists was clever, and the names for groups of animals and animal homes was a good touch. However, I do not trust the information in this book.
On page 21 it says, "Honey badgers can weight up to 35 pounds." "Weight"????
These are published books - for kids! They should have everything right. I mean, this is only 32 pages! How hard can that be. Fire your editor!!! This is the second book I've read that had egregious errors in it.
On the positive side, I thought the aside to artists was clever, and the names for groups of animals and animal homes was a good touch. However, I do not trust the information in this book.
February 21, 2022
My work kids love these books and now I know why. Very entertaining books with facts about both animals, which animals they're related to, etc. etc. They also have fabulous photographs. At the end, it describes blow by blow a fight between the 2 animals and finally you find out who would win. I was right-it was the honey badger. and then there's a very short quiz
September 5, 2024
Instead of a bracketed tournament, like other books in this series I've read, this one gives science facts about hyenas and honey badgers. And other animals. And then interprets them as though painted by different artists. I'm assuming they were trying to fill up page count. Eventually, the two animals do have their hypothetical fight.
November 13, 2024
I liked this book because it shows two very interesting animals. these are animals that a lot of students may not have heard of before. It is a great example of nonfiction and informational text. I liked the comparison of these animals especially since these animals are in the same environment. I would use this to show different predators in a single environment as well as try to get as many of the series as possible for students to also independently read.
December 29, 2023
Least favorite of the series we've read so far. So many pages felt so random. Particularly the portion where the hyena and honey badger were depicted as painted/drawn by various artists (rather than giving more factual information about the subjects as many of the other books in the series do).
December 5, 2020
Another great in the series.
January 27, 2021
it was pretty good
April 24, 2021
Kids weirdly love Honey Badgers, but the art exhibit was odd
June 27, 2021
Interesting as always.
October 18, 2023
My 6-year-old nephew is a big fan of these books, and we enjoy reading them together. He's particularly captivated by the competitive aspects between the two animals in the stories.
November 11, 2023
Fun facts about hyenas and honey badgers. When I think of honey badgers, I think of the YouTube video - honey badger don't care. If attitude wins, then the honey badger HAS to win.
April 13, 2025
Who knew? SMART 2025
August 11, 2025
This book is hilarious and entertaining. I especially liked the pictures of the hyenas. Facts were a bit weak. Interesting and random idea to add the art museum piece.
November 8, 2025
Interesting book of facts about hyenas and honey badgers but I do not know how realistic the ending is - if hyenas usually travel in packs, would one really be fighting a honey badger alone?
January 26, 2023
My son and I enjoy reading this series. We each pick an animal and see who wins, I won this round. I liked the facts and pictures throughout the book to help determine which animal would win.
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