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Because she does not sew, cook, or dance like a "proper se?orita, " Frida cannot please her mother until she saves the day at the fiesta with her special talent.

Presents a brief biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador, Francisco V?squez de Coronado, who led a major expedition from Mexico through what is now the southwestern United States.

While on her first hiking and camping trip, thirteen-year-old Sammy tries to solve a mystery involving endangered condors while avoiding scorpions, ticks, and embarrassment.

A biography of Billy the Kid, an outlaw of the Old West, from his childhood and participation in the Lincoln County Range War to his death at the hands of Pat Garrett.

Many of the animals that live in the southwestern desert witness the race between slow but steady Tortoise and the quick, overconfident Jackrabbit.

Examines the life and legacy of outlaw Billy the Kid, and discusses his role in the settlement of the American West.

Discusses the history of the southwestern region of the United States from the sixteenth century to the Mexican War, examining the interactions between the Spanish, Indians, and American pioneers.

Text and illustrations survey Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's journey northward from New Spain in search of legendary cities of gold, describing his struggles, discoveries, disappointments, and return to New Spain, and providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

Poems that describe the landscape, people, and animals of the American Southwest.

Describes the Old Spanish Trail and the pioneers who settled in California.