Sheila Keenan earned a Master of Arts degree in English literature from the University of Massachusetts, and has continued studies in comparative religion and history. She is the author of fiction and nonfiction, including The Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States, which was hailed as “lively and visually exciting” by Booklist and was selected as a Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC). The author and this book were also featured on the Girl Scouts USA Web site. The author lives in New York City and Ocean Grove, New Jersey. She's working on several new book ideas and trying to keep up with her piano lessons.
Series
Books

What Is the Story of the Mummy?
2021

Dogs of War
2013

Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States
1996

O, Say Can You See? America's Symbols, Landmarks, and Important Words
2004

As The Crow Flies
2012

The Biggest Fish
1996

Animals in the House
A History of Pets and People
2007

I Spy the Illuminati Eye
What's the Big Secret?
2018

What's Up With That Cup? (level 2)
2001

What Is the Story of
the Headless Horseman?
2023

What Time Is It?
A Book of Math Riddles
2000

What the Painter Sees
1996

What Is the Story of
2022

Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters
2000

Dogs of War
2013

John F. Kennedy the Brave
2017

More or Less a Mess
1997

What Is the Story of Frankenstein?
2019

Greetings From The 50 States
2008

Ben Franklin Thinks Big
2018