Follow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Little Steven Van Zandt in Grace’s Rockin’ Roll Adventure

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Grace’s Rockin’ Roll Adventure, by Ken Korber, is a new children’s book featuring the characters from The Musical Adventures of Grace series accompanied by rock star and actor Little Steven Van Zandt, connecting music and early elementary reading, science, and math.

Did you know that research shows that students who receive music instruction do better in math and science? Did you also know that students who like at least one class or teacher are less likely to drop out? Music remains the most consistent and dependable common ground between teachers and students.

In the book, the 9th in the Musical Adventures of Grace Series, Grace and her classmates win a contest to attend a Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul concert—a realistic plot considering that during his 2018 Teacher Solidarity Tour, Van Zandt gifted tickets to nearly 10,000 students and teachers nationwide. Invigorated by the music, Grace approaches Van Zandt, who bequeaths an instrument, setting the young musician on a rock and roll adventure with her classmates. In the accompanying workbook, real-life students learn about the various shapes in guitar designs and ultimately combine music, math, art, and geometry to create a two-dimensional instrument.

This book and lesson plan are being used in schools across the country, and parents can now purchase them at a significant discount. Click here.