A collaborative project by Little Giants | Giant Shorties, MiniLicious & David Park. Coloring book fun for the little dunns.

How maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill — and focused on greatness instead. It’s an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do, creating a great place to work, providing great customer service, making great contributions to their communities, and finding great ways to lead their lives. In Small Giants, veteran journalist Bo Burlingham takes us deep inside fourteen remarkable companies that have chosen to march to their own drummer. They include Anchor Brewing, the original microbrewer; CitiStorage Inc., the premier independent records-storage business; Clif Bar & Co., maker of organic energy bars and other nutrition foods; Righteous Babe Records, the record company founded by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco; Union Square Hospitality Group, the company of restaurateur Danny Meyer; and Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, including the world-famous Zingerman’s Deli of Ann Arbor. Burlingham shows how the leaders of these small giants recognized the full range of choices they had about the type of company they could create. And he shows how we can all benefit by questioning the usual definitions of business success. In his new afterward, Burlingham reflects on the similarities and learning lessons from the small giants he covers in the book.

The substantial accomplishments of the U.S. Navy's mini-carriers in such battles as Leyte Gulf, Guadalcanal, the Marianas, and Okinawa never gained the attention given the fast carriers, but there is little question that their vital operations played an important role in the Pacific campaign. These remarkably versatile vessels--called CVEs, baby flattops, and even jeeps--hunted submarines, escorted convoys, provided air support, and performed dozens of other tasks that are vividly described in this book. Based on interviews with the CVE crewmen and on war diaries, ship histories, and other documents, it tells a moving story of escort carrier operations, from the work of the first CVEs to their final assignment transporting GIs home after the war. Seldom-seen photographs add to this fascinating portrait of the little giants.

In this exciting exploration of some of the biggest of the small, natures largest insects are brought under the magnifying glass for curious readers, young and old. Pamela Carroll's exquisite artwork has been deftly colorized for this new 2012 digital edition.

Colorful picture books ideal for imaginative story-tellingEach book tells a tale of a cuddly character living in a vividly colorful world. With simple text and illustrations by animator Alan Rogers, children will enjoy recognizing colors and shapes -- look out for the noisy ending!

Green Bear changes the color of his house to match the changing seasons.

Ouva is an adventure-seeking, big-dreaming, I-can-do-anything-I-believe-in girl. One night, Ouva sets her curious sights on the night sky when she wonders what stars look like up close, and if they too get tucked in for bed just like her.In this heartwarming bedtime story, Ouva journeys to the stars and meets a friend who helps her realize that space needs more girl astronauts like her. Includes "space facts" backmatter.