Renee Heiss is the author of Feng Shui for the Classroom, Helping Kids Help, and Somebody Cares!. She has written hundreds of articles and stories for children's magazines and educational publishers. She is a former high school child development teacher and middle school language arts teacher. She is now retired after 25 years of teaching and is currently an instructor for The Institute of Children's Literature. Go to www.reneeheiss.com for information on school workshops. Read her blog, http: //parent-teacher-child-connection.blogspot.com/ for parenting and teaching tips.