Title: Frida Maria : a story of the Old Southwest / Deborah Nourse Lattimore.
Publisher: Voyager Books, p1997, c1997

FollettBound ISBN-13: 978-0-329-62346-3 FollettBound ISBN-10: 0-329-62346-X Original ISBN-13: 978-0-15-201515-2 Original ISBN-10: 0-15-201515-9
Dewey: -E-	Classifications:  Fiction Easy
Interest Level: K-3	Reading Level: 3.5

Subjects:

Sex role Fiction. Southwest, New Fiction.

Because she does not sew, cook, or dance like a "proper senorita," Frida cannot please her mother until she saves the day at the fiesta with her special talent. This is a funny tale filled with Spanish words and phrases.  Children will love this story and it is a great gender role theme.