Lisa Rajan
Councillor for
Southwark London Borough Council
In office
2 May 2002 – 9 June 2016
WardSurrey Docks
Succeeded byDan Whitehead
Personal details
Born
Lisa Rajan

1972 (age 51–52)
NationalityBritish
Alma materImperial College
OccupationAuthor
Websitelisarajan.com

Lisa Rajan (born 1972) is a children's author and former politician. She has written 20 books in the Tara Binns and Dani Binns series published by Collins Publishing, a division of HarperCollins.

Early life

Rajan lives in South London[1] and studied at Imperial College. She has a BSc in Biotechnology and an MSc in Science Communication.[2]

She has worked in scientific research, scientific publishing, medical copywriting and was a writer for the New Scientist.[3] She was previously an elected member on Southwark Council.

Career

Politician

Between 2002 and 2016, Rajan was a Liberal Democrat councillor for Southwark London Borough Council, representing the ward of Surrey Docks.

At the 2002 local election, Rajan was elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor for Southwark London Borough Council, representing the ward of Surrey Docks.[4] During her time on the council, she served as a cabinet member for Environment and Transport[5] and then Children's Services and Education.[6]

On 24 May 2021, Rajan was made a Honorary Alderwoman of Southwark recognising her service to the council.[7]

Author

In 2017 after having a daughter she realised most children's books had male lead characters so she decided to write stories where a girl does the jobs normally associated with men. The Tara Binns and Dani Binns stories feature a different STEM career. Each book is produced in conjunction with real STEM professionals provided by the WISE Campaign.[8]

In 2020 they were a 3-star winner in the STEM category of the Teach Primary awards 2020.[9]

Bibliography

Tara Binns books

Year of release Title Ref.
2019 High-Flying Pilot [10]
2019 Double-Quick Doctor [11]
2019 Big Idea Engineer [12]
2019 Bright-spark Scientist [13]
2019 Trail-blazing Astronaut [14]
2019 Ground-breaking Fossil Hunter [15]
2020 Vigilant Vet [16]
2020 Intrepid Inventor [17]
2020 Daring Diver [18]
2020 Mighty Mountain Ranger [19]
2020 Creative Coder [20]
2020 Clued-up Detective [21]

Dani Binns books

Year of release Title Ref.
2020 Brilliant Builder [22]
2020 Clever Chef [23]
2020 Fearless Firefighter [24]
2020 Practical Paramedic [25]
2020 Fix-it Farmer [26]
2020 Talented Train Driver [27]
2020 Fair-play Footballer [28]
2020 Promising Police Officer [29]

References

  1. ^ "Lisa Rajan". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Books by Lisa Rajan". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Lisa Rajan". Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1998). "Local Elections Handbook 2002" (PDF). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ "No water for replica fountain". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Nursery saved by parents' charity". BBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Agenda item Honorary Alderman/Alderwoman Nominations". Southwark Council. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Tara & Dani Binns Books".
  9. ^ "WISE Partnered Tara Binns Books Win Teach Primary Award".
  10. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: High-Flying Pilot : Band 12/Copper". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Double-Quick Doctor : Band 13/Topaz". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Big Idea Engineer : Band 14/Ruby". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Bright-spark Scientist : Band 15/Emerald". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Trail-blazing Astronaut : Band 16/Sapphire". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Ground-breaking Fossil Hunter : Band 17/Diamond". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Vigilant Vet : Band 12/Copper". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Intrepid Inventor : Band 13/Topaz". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Daring Diver : Band 14/Ruby". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Mighty Mountain Ranger : Band 15/Emerald". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Creative Coder : Band 16/Sapphire". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Tara Binns: Clued-up Detective : Band 17/Diamond". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Dani Binns Brilliant Builder : Band 08/Purple". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Dani Binns Clever Chef : Band 09/Gold". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Dani Binns Fearless Firefighter : Band 10/White". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Dani Binns Practical Paramedic : Band 11/Lime". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Dani Binns Fix-it Farmer : Band 08/Purple". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  27. ^ "CCollins Big Cat – Dani Binns Talented Train Driver : Band 09/Gold". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  28. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Dani Binns Fair-play Footballer : Band 10/White". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Collins Big Cat – Dani Binns Promising Police Officer : Band 11/Lime". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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