Who Would Win?: Underwater Battles
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Who Would Win?: Underwater Battles is a triple-title bind-up in Jerry Pallotta’s best-selling nonfiction series. Using vivid photographs, detailed illustrations by Rob Bolster, quick facts, and head-to-head comparisons, the book asks young readers to predict the winners of three dramatic animal match-ups—Orca vs. Great White Shark, Hammerhead vs. Bull Shark, and Whale vs. Giant Squid. Each section introduces the combatants’ anatomy, habitats, hunting styles, and survival adaptations before staging an evidence-based ‘battle’ that crowns a champion. Written in an energetic, fact-packed style, the book turns marine biology into an action-filled reading adventure while grounding every claim in real science.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
7-10
Length
128 pages
Text complexity
Discussion points
Which adaptation surprised you the most and why?
How do habitats influence each animal’s fighting style?
Do you think the declared winner is fair? Provide evidence.
How might human activity change future underwater battles?
Tip: Role play these questions
Pause before the result page and let your child decide the winner.
Use a globe or map to locate each animal’s range.
Compare predator adaptations to tools humans invent for similar tasks.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Use evidence to support opinions
Explanation: Readers must select a winner based on data, not gut feelings.
Real-World Application: Applies to homework research and everyday decision-making.
Example Lesson: Adaptations ensure survival
Explanation: Each species’ unique traits give it advantages in its environment.
Real-World Application: Kids learn to value their own unique strengths.
Example Lesson: Conservation awareness
Explanation: Fact boxes note human impacts on ocean life.
Real-World Application: Inspires eco-friendly habits like reducing plastic use.
Example Lesson: Healthy debate
Explanation: Readers discuss and sometimes disagree on battle outcomes.
Real-World Application: Teaches respectful argumentation and listening.
