Lebo alum and author Benny Zelkowicz returns for book signing
Jan. 4
Author talk: Benny Zelkowicz
Benny Zelkowicz, co-author (along with Cam Baity) of “The First Book of Ore The Foundry’s Edge,” will visit Mt. Lebanon Public Library to talk about his book, answer questions and sign books. A Mt. Lebanon High School graduate, Benny studied biopsychology at Oberlin College and earned a master of fine arts in experimental animation. He made an award-winning film, “The ErlKing,” which was animated entirely with sand. Benny also directed the kids’ show “Lunar Jim” and provided the voice for the title character.
In “The First Book of Ore The Foundry’s Edge” (for grades 5-8), the Foundry, a metal-forging behemoth, controls the world’s supply of trinkets, fashion, construction materials, vehicles and weapons. Phoebe’s father is one of its most powerful players, and when he’s kidnapped by mysterious bespectacled animatrons, she and her nemesis turned friend, Micah, follow him into the depths of Mekh, a hidden world full of living metal. As Phoebe and Micah search the strange metallic environment, they realize that the Foundry hasn’t invented anything; it has merely plundered Mekh for its resources and enslaved its population. With a few new metal friends, the teens seek out Phoebe’s father, and she struggles to accept the part he has played in Mekh’s destruction.
For more information, call 412-531-1912 or visit www.mtlebanonlibrary.org.