Tara Binns - Eagle-Eyed Pilot: Volume 1 is the inspiring first book in the Tara Binns series from author Lisa Rajan, designed to "give little girls big ideas" . This beautifully illustrated 32-page paperback, published in 2015 by Cavendish Keble Ltd, follows a practical, resilient, and inventive young girl who discovers that she can be anything she wants to be .
The story begins with Tara rummaging through a treasure chest in her attic. When she puts on a pilot's uniform, she is magically transported into an exciting adventure—suddenly finding herself in the cockpit of a jumbo jet, mid-flight! Tara must quickly learn how to navigate the controls, pilot her way through a violent storm, and wrestle with a moral dilemma involving buried pirate treasure . In a heartwarming conclusion, she returns to the island and donates the loot to those who have lost their homes .
Written in bright, snappy rhyming prose and brought to life by illustrator Eerika Omiyale's whimsical, colorful artwork, this book offers young readers an engaging adventure that celebrates bravery, quick thinking, kindness, and the pursuit of dreams . The story encourages children—both girls and boys—to know that they can be or do anything, counteracting gender stereotypes while providing a strong, aspirational role model .
