This engaging story is drawn from the author's childhood memories of life in northern New Mexico. El tejedor -- the weaver of the title -- is her own grandfather, who gave his 10-year-old granddaughter lessons in the craft for which the Ortega family is well known. The author introduces Spanish words and phrases in a context that makes them easy for children to understand and includes a Spanish-English glossary. For ages 6 and up.This engaging story is drawn from the author's childhood memories of life in northern New Mexico. El tejedor -- the weaver of the title -- is her own grandfather, who gave his 10-year-old granddaughter lessons in the craft for which the Ortega family is well known. The author introduces Spanish words and phrases in a context that makes them easy for children to understand and includes a Spanish-English glossary. For ages 6 and up.