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Who Would Win?
Extreme Animal Rumble
Eighty fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! 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 Ultimate Bug Rumble, Ultimate Jungle Rumble, Ultimate Dinosaur Rumble, Ultimate Shark Rumble , and Ultimate Ocean Rumble. Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.
176 pages, Hardcover
Published September 7, 2021
235 people are currently reading
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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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September 25, 2024
This was one of my favorite who would win books that we have read so far. The only downside? Upside? Is it’s a long one. Five books in one!!
January 2, 2022
This was a fun book that I haven't seen before. I brought it home and Pearl and I read it together deciding for each match who we thought would win. We did pretty well, but we didn't always guess correctly.
We also learned a lot about many creatures. I like that this was a combined book, so we got to read five small books in one.
In the end, I'm pretty sure I don't want to meet up with any of the winners from the Rumbles.
We also learned a lot about many creatures. I like that this was a combined book, so we got to read five small books in one.
In the end, I'm pretty sure I don't want to meet up with any of the winners from the Rumbles.
November 18, 2025
Another longer book as part of a reading challenge with my son.
April 2, 2025
I understand I am an older person just having fun reading this series but a lot of the facts are VERY questionable....
Read at your own risk as I corrected the last book I read by leaving a sticky note in the book since it was the library's
Read at your own risk as I corrected the last book I read by leaving a sticky note in the book since it was the library's
January 24, 2022
Tay is obsessed.
September 4, 2022
I miss my son who has grown up and left. I read this and thought how much he would have loved this 12 years ago. The brackets are pretty hilarious.
December 26, 2022
fun but i feel like my head was having info overload lol had fun reading this with my lil brothers tho cuz of how ~fast-paced this was lol
December 28, 2022
My son loves this book!
January 30, 2023
so much attacking
January 11, 2024
who would win: Extreme animal rumble.
It is a battle between many different animals and they fight each other to see who would be the champion.
It is a battle between many different animals and they fight each other to see who would be the champion.
November 25, 2024
Fun book to read with my 10 y/o son who can’t get enough of these books!
July 21, 2025
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February 23, 2023
I found this on e-book from Hoopla when I was in need of the Ultimate Dinosaur Rumble for a class visit. I have to admit if these books were around when I was in grade school, I would have read all of them. These books are great for reluctant readers as well as kids interested in animals.
November 5, 2021
actually I just skimmed this, but my work kids love the who would win books. It pits 2 animals against each other and lists facts about each one and then it has a couple of action sentences for each animal fighting the other, and then it says who wins. 5 books in one!
October 24, 2021
I know what this series is like now and do not feel the need to continue reading.
October 27, 2022
I already read several of the books included in this edition. I think the fix was in in for a few of these matches. Kind of like the Black Sox of nature.
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