{"product_id":"yo-se-como-hacerlo-by-joan-soriano-and-karen-rowan","title":"Yo sé cómo hacerlo, by Joan Soriano and Karen Rowan","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_yiv5961698158p2\"\u003eYo sé cómo hacerlo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_yiv5961698158p2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa historia de Joan Soriano, el músico que toca bachata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith full page color illustrations by POL, Pablo Ortega López\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeaching Materials now available $150 On Sale to teachers for $35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToo young to be allowed to stay up late to listen to the neighborhood bands play, at 6 years old he hid under the chairs of the bachata musicians and listened all night long. Joan says that music ran in his blood and his heart beat to the rhythm of bachata. A self-taught bachata musician with dozens of albums, he has recorded with some of the most renowned Dominican musicians and has traveled the world performing with his band. This is the story of the tenacity of a boy who knew that all he wanted to be was a musician.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYo sé cómo hacerlo, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa historia de Joan Soriano, el músico que toca bachata\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a novel for intermediate students of Spanish in the Fluency Fast series of readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt uses a vocabulary of about 800 words, including 70 cognates and many previously known high-frequency words to tell a 9000-word story with past, present, immediate future, conditional and subjunctive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vocabulary is high-frequency and includes the 24 highest-frequency verbs in Spanish as well as vocabulary commonly used by Joan Soriano and his family in the Dominican Republic.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003eJoan Soriano is a bachata musician in the Dominican Republic.\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe grew up in La Luisa, a small rural community with 14 siblings and parents who planted yuca.\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collaboration between Karen Rowan and Joan Soriano after four years of interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eisbn 9781956170009\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick for more info about bachata and Joan Soriano\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p3\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYo sé cómo hacerlo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e es una novela breve y fácil en español en la serie de libros de Fluency Fast para estudiantes de español del nivel intermedio.\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLleva un vocabulario de aproximadamente 800 palabras, incluyendo 70 cognados (palabras similares en español e inglés) y muchas palabras familiares. Cuenta un cuento de 9000 palabras en el presente, el pasado, el futuro, el condicional y el subjuntivo.\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUsa las palabras más comunes, incluyendo los 24 verbos más frecuentes.\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTambién lleva el vocabulario común que usa la familia de Joan Soriano en la República Dominicana diariamente. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p3\"\u003eJoan Soriano es un músico en la RD.\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCreció en La Luisa, una pequeña comunidad rural, con 14 hermanos y padres que sembraban yuca (cassava). \u003cspan\u003eSus padres no dejaron a Joan escuchar a los músicos que tocaban en La Luisa por las noches. Cuando tenía seis años, se escondía debajo de la silla de los músicos y escuchaba toda la noche.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoan decía que llevaba la música en su sangre y su corazón latía al ritmo de la bachata.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e Se e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enseñaba a sí mismo a tocar la guitarra y ahora tiene docenas de álbumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHa grabado álbumes con los músicos más famosos de la RD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_yiv5961698158Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHa viajado por todo el mundo con su banda.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEsta es la historia de la tenacidad de un muchacho que sabía que solamente quería ser músico.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p4\"\u003eEste libro es una colaboración entre Karen Rowan y Joan Soriano después de cuatro años de entrevistas. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_yiv5961698158p4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"x_yiv5961698158p4\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eisbn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781956170009\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat people are saying about Yo sé cómo hacerlo:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: inline !important;\" class=\"a-profile-content\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-profile-name\"\u003eStephen D. Krashen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section review aok-relative\" data-hook=\"review\" id=\"R3HX96HAP2NTOX\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-none\" id=\"R3HX96HAP2NTOX-review-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"customer_review-R3HX96HAP2NTOX\" data-csa-c-id=\"vkgwjd-adx2fm-5ltcap-h83j6p\" class=\"a-section celwidget\" id=\"customer_review-R3HX96HAP2NTOX\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating\" data-hook=\"review-star-rating\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-icon-alt\"\u003e5.0 out of 5 stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-letter-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \"If somebody asks me how to find happiness, I can now say 'Yo sé cómo hacerlo.'\"\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date\" data-hook=\"review-date\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small review-data\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview of Yo Sé Cómo Hacerlo, by Joan Soriano and Karen Rowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo properly review Como Hacerlo, I have to discuss some ideas about learning, some old ideas that now appear to me to be correct and important. Como Hacerlo , in addition to being a compelling story and of real benefit to those wanting to improve their Spanish, is a clear confirmation of these ideas and is thus a very important book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome ideas:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIDEA 1: We each have our own path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Persian philosopher Rumi stated “the path hypotheses” perfectly: “Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” Melville emphasized the strength of the pull of the path: “The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run.” (from Moby Dick)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComo Hacerlo is told by Joan Soriano, who felt the pull of his path, the strong desire to be a musician, knew what instrument he was destined to master, and even what kind of music he should be playing when he was very young.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIDEA 2: We learn not by “study” but by solving problems that are part of our path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Soriano, in constructing and learning to play his home-made instrument, had a first-class education in music, as well as learning how to relate to others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIDEA 3. Being on your path and learning while being on the path produces happiness. The “work” is often considered to be “fun.” It does not consist of “harrowing challenges … but rather tasks we find natural and interesting, tasks we were apparently born to perform\" (Kurt Vonnegut, 1997)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Soriano enjoyed (and continues to enjoy) a happiness few others have, the happiness of mastering his profession and the happiness of sharing his talent with others. Practicing his instrument and learning new songs did not require discipline. Nor does performing his music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdea 4: Being on your path fulfills an important purpose of your life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoriano earns a living from his music, but it is clear that loves to perform for others. It clearly feels like it is part of his purpose and produces a deep satisfaction. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” (Picasso).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two most important days of your life: “The day you are born and the day you find out why.” (Mark Twain). “Finding out why” means finding your path. If somebody asks me how to find happiness, I can now say “Yo sé cómo hacerlo.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row review-comments comments-for-R3HX96HAP2NTOX\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-expander-container a-expander-inline-container cr-vote-action-bar\" data-a-expander-name=\"review_comment_expander\" data-reftag=\"cm_cr_arp_d_cmt_opn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-tertiary cr-vote-text\" data-hook=\"helpful-vote-statement\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section review aok-relative\" data-hook=\"review\" id=\"R3DQBEZORLNC41\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-none\" id=\"R3DQBEZORLNC41-review-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"customer_review-R3DQBEZORLNC41\" data-csa-c-id=\"9l7ehf-yq2o8u-47l76o-drbtkq\" class=\"a-section celwidget\" id=\"customer_review-R3DQBEZORLNC41\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini\" data-hook=\"genome-widget\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row review-comments comments-for-R3DQBEZORLNC41\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-expander-container a-expander-inline-container cr-vote-action-bar\" data-a-expander-name=\"review_comment_expander\" data-reftag=\"cm_cr_arp_d_cmt_opn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cr-helpful-icon-button cr-vote-component\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cr-helpful-button aok-float-left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-button a-button-base\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-button-inner\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-tertiary cr-vote-text\" data-hook=\"helpful-vote-statement\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-tertiary cr-vote-text\" data-hook=\"helpful-vote-statement\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\nTheresa Jensen's video review:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/TgcGrhBfGb0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-tertiary cr-vote-text\" data-hook=\"helpful-vote-statement\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-date\" class=\"a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date\"\u003eReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 3, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cr-footer-line-height\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-csa-c-id=\"kjwwyd-3hr55-dbiius-15wy3b\" data-cr-popup='{\"width\":\"580\",\"title\":\"ReportAbuse\",\"url\":\"\/hz\/reviews-render\/report-review?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_hlp\u0026amp;csrfT=hFhTkiQq80GVxSldQrGd%2BE9wZ40egkwh%2FhULcWjYxd2WAAAAAGNpWcwAAAAB\u0026amp;reviewId=R3DQBEZORLNC41\",\"height\":\"380\"}' data-csa-c-func-deps=\"aui-da-cr-popup\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-action=\"cr-popup\" class=\"a-declarative\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section review aok-relative\" data-hook=\"review\" id=\"R1IFSBX2GMMLBC\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-none\" id=\"R1IFSBX2GMMLBC-review-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"customer_review-R1IFSBX2GMMLBC\" data-csa-c-id=\"fc8xkb-kr4pyf-kvd9wv-9fjo3l\" class=\"a-section celwidget\" id=\"customer_review-R1IFSBX2GMMLBC\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini\" data-hook=\"genome-widget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-content\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-profile-name\"\u003eTwo for the money\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating\" data-hook=\"review-star-rating\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-icon-alt\"\u003e5.0 out of 5 stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-letter-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA story about triumph over adversity. Never give up on your dreams!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date\" data-hook=\"review-date\"\u003eReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small review-data\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This 'Joan Soriano' guy had to go through very hard times, didn't he?\" - Asked my little niece Alondra, as I was reading the book to her a few nights ago. \"Indeed he did, but he never gave up\". - I replied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlondra is in 4th grade, and she won't be taking Spanish until she reaches 6th grade. However, she understood a lot of what I was reading to her, and now she's very eager to learn Spanish and she even wants to learn to play guitar.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a treasure. I tells a beautiful story about a man's journey to become what he always dreamed of doing. The language used is simple to understand, even for beginner speakers. And one gets to learn about Dominican culture and bachata history.\u003cbr\u003eI highly recommend this book to Spanish learners of any age. Joan Soriano has something to teach all of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-medium review-image-container\" id=\"R1IFSBX2GMMLBC_imageSection_main\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section review aok-relative\" data-hook=\"review\" id=\"R2CX7BLTCFOGTK\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-none\" id=\"R2CX7BLTCFOGTK-review-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"customer_review-R2CX7BLTCFOGTK\" data-csa-c-id=\"2phnlx-72lfvh-x49tqp-pcvzit\" class=\"a-section celwidget\" id=\"customer_review-R2CX7BLTCFOGTK\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini\" data-hook=\"genome-widget\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section review aok-relative\" data-hook=\"review\" id=\"R1QU0B38XAKVGG\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-none\" 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id=\"customer_review-R1ZWMMOTYCU8UA\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini\" data-hook=\"genome-widget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-content\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-profile-name\"\u003eNathalia Sanchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating\" data-hook=\"review-star-rating\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-icon-alt\"\u003e5.0 out of 5 stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-letter-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLearn Spanish with a true story\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date\" data-hook=\"review-date\"\u003eReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 27, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small review-data\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspiring based on a true story novel to learn Spanish while getting to know the essence of an artist and a culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-medium review-image-container\" id=\"R1ZWMMOTYCU8UA_imageSection_main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reviewid=\"R1ZWMMOTYCU8UA\" class=\"review-image-tile-section\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row review-comments comments-for-R1ZWMMOTYCU8UA\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section review aok-relative\" data-hook=\"review\" id=\"R3TP30S7BIYWK0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-none\" id=\"R3TP30S7BIYWK0-review-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"customer_review-R3TP30S7BIYWK0\" data-csa-c-id=\"vm571b-3fepg4-8pa0n9-mz0n0e\" class=\"a-section celwidget\" id=\"customer_review-R3TP30S7BIYWK0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini\" data-hook=\"genome-widget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-content\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-profile-name\"\u003eAdam Taub\u003cspan class=\"a-icon a-profile-verified-badge\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-profile-verified-text\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating\" data-hook=\"review-star-rating\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-icon-alt\"\u003e5.0 out of 5 stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-letter-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspirational Bachata Story Wonderful For Spanish Language Learners\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date\" data-hook=\"review-date\"\u003eReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small review-data\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis inspirational story about Dominican Bachata musician, Joan Soriano's musical journey is a wonderful resource for Spanish language learners and teachers! Full of engaging text and illustrations, Yo Sé Cómo Hacerlo incorporates rich cultural aspects related to life in the Dominican Republic and Bachata culture and history. I met Joan Soriano in 2007 when I began filming the documentary film, El Duque de la Bachata, about his life and struggle to make it as a working Bachata musician. Now, during film screenings and Bachata lectures around the world I often share Joan's story with audiences. The story about a boy and his first little tin can guitar that went on to become a professional Bachata musician. I'm very happy that this engaging story is now in book form, wonderfully written and illustrated. Spanish learners and teachers, along with those interested in Bachata and Dominican culture will find this book of great interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row review-comments comments-for-R3TP30S7BIYWK0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row review-comments comments-for-R3TP30S7BIYWK0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section review aok-relative\" data-hook=\"review\" id=\"R104CPAUECTJ0X\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-none\" id=\"R104CPAUECTJ0X-review-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"customer_review-R104CPAUECTJ0X\" data-csa-c-id=\"p7en6b-w2ppti-7hbcm0-iixxzr\" class=\"a-section celwidget\" id=\"customer_review-R104CPAUECTJ0X\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini\" data-hook=\"genome-widget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar\"\u003e\u003cimg data-src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/S\/amazon-avatars-global\/default._CR0,0,1024,1024_SX48_.png\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/S\/amazon-avatars-global\/default._CR0,0,1024,1024_SX48_.png?width=700\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-content\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-profile-name\"\u003eContee Seely\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating\" data-hook=\"review-star-rating\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-icon-alt\"\u003e5.0 out of 5 stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-letter-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating and inspiring story for Spanish students beyond the beginning level\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date\" data-hook=\"review-date\"\u003eReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 30, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small review-data\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an amazing life story, a true story about how a little boy from a poor farming family in the Dominican Republic learned to play the guitar and to sing bachata, the music of the poor people in his country. This was a kid who had the guts to leave his family at the age of 12 to go off to become a professional musician. And he actually succeeded at that young age. He went on to be famous not only in the D.R. but also internationally, and to have his own band, which is still playing today. As a reader, I could feel what life was like for him in the country and in a band. There is a real sense of life in a Latin American Caribbean country. This is a great book with superb color illustrations throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row review-comments comments-for-R104CPAUECTJ0X\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-expander-container a-expander-inline-container cr-vote-action-bar\" data-a-expander-name=\"review_comment_expander\" data-reftag=\"cm_cr_arp_d_cmt_opn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cr-helpful-icon-button cr-vote-component\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cr-helpful-button aok-float-left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-button a-button-base\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-button-inner\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cr-footer-line-height\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-csa-c-id=\"ibb8a0-radkdq-ngil0p-wuziwx\" data-cr-popup='{\"width\":\"580\",\"title\":\"ReportAbuse\",\"url\":\"\/hz\/reviews-render\/report-review?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_hlp\u0026amp;csrfT=hMK%2BnXbP1JIMUcY07V4Ur%2FZjBkhOEaFY%2Bdk33K%2BpJ6%2FZAAAAAGNpWcwAAAAB\u0026amp;reviewId=R104CPAUECTJ0X\",\"height\":\"380\"}' data-csa-c-func-deps=\"aui-da-cr-popup\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-action=\"cr-popup\" class=\"a-declarative\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section review aok-relative\" data-hook=\"review\" id=\"R3IGXNN1LBS1MD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-none\" id=\"R3IGXNN1LBS1MD-review-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"customer_review-R3IGXNN1LBS1MD\" data-csa-c-id=\"7wc2oa-tquro6-tvxu1w-1eb7wc\" class=\"a-section celwidget\" id=\"customer_review-R3IGXNN1LBS1MD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini\" data-hook=\"genome-widget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-avatar\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-profile-content\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-profile-name\"\u003eNinaB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating\" data-hook=\"review-star-rating\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-icon-alt\"\u003e5.0 out of 5 stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-letter-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompelling novel!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date\" data-hook=\"review-date\"\u003eReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 3, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-small review-data\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book held me entranced since page 1. What a story...truth is often more unbelievable than fiction! This true story is based on the life of Joan Soriano, a Dominican bachata musician. It's a rags-to-riches story, with a bit of rollercoaster excitement thrown in. The illustrations are stunning...and be sure to look closely at the cover illustration and see if you can find little Joan after the niños were sent \"pa' fuera!\" I highly recommend for fans of bachata, for mid to upper-level Spanish students, for anyone who wants a great story in Spanish!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row review-comments comments-for-R3IGXNN1LBS1MD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-expander-container a-expander-inline-container cr-vote-action-bar\" data-a-expander-name=\"review_comment_expander\" data-reftag=\"cm_cr_arp_d_cmt_opn\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CPLI Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48534982164738,"sku":"btg1789985121857","price":9.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8087\/4242\/files\/yo-se-como-hacerlo-by-joan-soriano-and-karen-rowan_1.png?v=1789985131","url":"https:\/\/pouroverkit.shop\/products\/yo-se-como-hacerlo-by-joan-soriano-and-karen-rowan","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}