Elinor Wonders Why encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand and find answers using science inquiry skills. The main character Elinor, the most observant and curious bunny rabbit in Animal Town, will introduce children ages 3-5 to science, nature and community through adventures with her friends.
| Mon, Jan 5 | 12:00 P.M. |
Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up
NHPBS (11.1)
The kids try to determine what the weather will be like during Animal Town's parade. |
| Mon, Jan 5 | 1:00 P.M. |
Feed The Birds
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. |
| Tue, Jan 6 | 12:00 P.M. |
Speedy Swimming/Strawberry Jam
NHPBS (11.1)
Speedy Swimming - The kids go to the local lake for a nice swim and discover that many animals can swim really fast. |
| Tue, Jan 6 | 1:00 P.M. |
To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing
NH Kids (11.5)
To Bee or Not to Bee - Elinor, Ari, Olive and Koa are having a picnic in the forest, when all of a sudden, a few honey bees come over to check out the kids' food. |
| Wed, Jan 7 | 12:00 P.M. |
Echo Location/Ears to You
NHPBS (11.1)
Echo Location - On a camping trip, the kids discover that Ari is really good at playing Marco Polo. |
| Wed, Jan 7 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Violin Lesson/Flying High
NH Kids (11.5)
Olive gets inspired to play her violin after observing why crickets chirp. |
| Thu, Jan 8 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief
NHPBS (11.1)
The kids try to locate a Srta. Tapir at Animal Town's Music Festival by listening for her drums. |
| Thu, Jan 8 | 1:00 P.M. |
Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus
NH Kids (11.5)
Butterfly Babies - The kids are observing butterflies and caterpillars when they realize that they've never seen a baby butterfly. |
| Fri, Jan 9 | 12:00 P.M. |
A Change of Art/The Litterbug
NHPBS (11.1)
A Change of Art - Elinor and her class are painting outdoors with the town's enthusiastic art teacher, Mr. |
| Fri, Jan 9 | 1:00 P.M. |
Speedy Swimming/Strawberry Jam
NH Kids (11.5)
Speedy Swimming - The kids go to the local lake for a nice swim and discover that many animals can swim really fast. |
| Sat, Jan 10 | 1:00 P.M. |
Feed The Birds
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. |
| Sun, Jan 11 | 1:00 P.M. |
To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing
NH Kids (11.5)
To Bee or Not to Bee - Elinor, Ari, Olive and Koa are having a picnic in the forest, when all of a sudden, a few honey bees come over to check out the kids' food. |
| Mon, Jan 12 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock
NHPBS (11.1)
The Unsinkable Lynx - It's a very snowy day and Elinor, Ari and Olive meet a new friend, Gael the lynx, who has just moved to Animal Town. |
| Mon, Jan 12 | 1:00 P.M. |
These Sneezes/Ari's Lucky Shirt
NH Kids (11.5)
These Sneezes - While the kids are playing in the forest, Olive lets out a giant AAAA-CHOO. |
| Tue, Jan 13 | 12:00 P.M. |
To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing
NHPBS (11.1)
To Bee or Not to Bee - Elinor, Ari, Olive and Koa are having a picnic in the forest, when all of a sudden, a few honey bees come over to check out the kids' food. |
| Tue, Jan 13 | 1:00 P.M. |
Echo Location/Ears to You
NH Kids (11.5)
Echo Location - On a camping trip, the kids discover that Ari is really good at playing Marco Polo. |
| Wed, Jan 14 | 12:00 P.M. |
Rocks Rock/A Birthday for Bibi
NHPBS (11.1)
While helping Ms. Beaver construct a community garden, the kids learn about rocks. |
| Wed, Jan 14 | 1:00 P.M. |
Spice Is Nice/Aris Muscles
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor and her friends learn what makes Olive's mom's curry so spicy. |
| Thu, Jan 15 | 12:00 P.M. |
Olive's Library/Nature Walk
NHPBS (11.1)
Olive's Library - It's Olive's birthday party and everyone has given her a book as a present, which makes Olive very happy. |
| Thu, Jan 15 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Science of Staying Warm/The Seed of An Idea
NH Kids (11.5)
The Science of Staying Warm - It's a wintery Saturday morning and Elinor, Olive and Ari are getting ready to go out and play in the snow with other kids, but Olive wonders why she has to wear so many winter clothes. |
| Fri, Jan 16 | 12:00 P.M. |
Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend
NHPBS (11.1)
Leave It To Ari - Elinor, Olive and Ari are helping Ari's dad rake the leaves in their yard, which leads them to wonder, "Who rakes the leaves in the forest?" They need more observations, so they head out to the forest, where they look at the leaves more closely and notice that some of them are fresh, others are a little worn, and others are really old and crumbling. |
| Fri, Jan 16 | 1:00 P.M. |
Water You Doing?/Thinking About Blinking
NH Kids (11.5)
Water You Doing? - While walking through the forest, Elinor and friends come across a stream and decide to make a stone walkway across it. |
| Sat, Jan 17 | 1:00 P.M. |
These Sneezes/Ari's Lucky Shirt
NH Kids (11.5)
These Sneezes - While the kids are playing in the forest, Olive lets out a giant AAAA-CHOO. |
| Sun, Jan 18 | 1:00 P.M. |
Echo Location/Ears to You
NH Kids (11.5)
Echo Location - On a camping trip, the kids discover that Ari is really good at playing Marco Polo. |
| Mon, Jan 19 | 12:00 P.M. |
Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On
NHPBS (11.1)
It's the Flower Garden's grand opening, and the kids must spread the news! |
| Mon, Jan 19 | 1:00 P.M. |
Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor is the new Clean Captain at school and takes things too far. |
| Tue, Jan 20 | 12:00 P.M. |
Big Trees/Baby Steps
NHPBS (11.1)
Big Trees - Ari's attempts to make the world's tallest toy block tower keep falling over, so he tries to get some inspiration from a special field trip to the forest to see the world's tallest trees. |
| Tue, Jan 20 | 1:00 P.M. |
Big Trees/Baby Steps
NH Kids (11.5)
Big Trees - Ari's attempts to make the world's tallest toy block tower keep falling over, so he tries to get some inspiration from a special field trip to the forest to see the world's tallest trees. |
| Wed, Jan 21 | 12:00 P.M. |
Underground Soup/Dandy Dandelions
NHPBS (11.1)
Ari and Olive visit Elinor, hoping she'll come out and play, but Elinor has hurt her foot and has to stay in bed for the afternoon. |
| Wed, Jan 21 | 1:00 P.M. |
Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree
NH Kids (11.5)
Burrowing Owl Girl - Elinor is very excited, because she's visiting her grandparents in the desert. |
| Thu, Jan 22 | 12:00 P.M. |
Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets The Big Picture
NHPBS (11.1)
The kids are inspired by different colored foods. / The kids join a wildlife photographer and learn how to snap the perfect picture of a puffin. |
| Thu, Jan 22 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock
NH Kids (11.5)
The Unsinkable Lynx - It's a very snowy day and Elinor, Ari and Olive meet a new friend, Gael the lynx, who has just moved to Animal Town. |
| Fri, Jan 23 | 12:00 P.M. |
A Garden for All/Band of Explorers
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor gives Hazel some strawberry seeds to grow at home, but the only problem is that Hazel lives in an apartment building and doesn't have a backyard to make a garden in. |
| Fri, Jan 23 | 1:00 P.M. |
Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor and her friends must sneak past Mz. Mole to surprise her for Teacher's Day. |
| Sat, Jan 24 | 1:00 P.M. |
Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor is the new Clean Captain at school and takes things too far. |
| Sun, Jan 25 | 1:00 P.M. |
Big Trees/Baby Steps
NH Kids (11.5)
Big Trees - Ari's attempts to make the world's tallest toy block tower keep falling over, so he tries to get some inspiration from a special field trip to the forest to see the world's tallest trees. |
| Mon, Jan 26 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Little Drummer/Rest Is Best
NHPBS (11.1)
Ari is showing off his new drum moves to Elinor and Olive when Ari's mother asks him to be quieter so Ari's sister can take a nap. |
| Mon, Jan 26 | 1:00 P.M. |
Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend
NH Kids (11.5)
Leave It To Ari - Elinor, Olive and Ari are helping Ari's dad rake the leaves in their yard, which leads them to wonder, "Who rakes the leaves in the forest?" They need more observations, so they head out to the forest, where they look at the leaves more closely and notice that some of them are fresh, others are a little worn, and others are really old and crumbling. |
| Tue, Jan 27 | 12:00 P.M. |
Follow Your Nose/Leaf Charms
NHPBS (11.1)
Follow Your Nose - The kids are having fun smelling some flowers, but Ari has a bit of a cold and his nose is stuffed up, so he can't smell anything. |
| Tue, Jan 27 | 1:00 P.M. |
Follow Your Nose/Leaf Charms
NH Kids (11.5)
Follow Your Nose - The kids are having fun smelling some flowers, but Ari has a bit of a cold and his nose is stuffed up, so he can't smell anything. |
| Wed, Jan 28 | 12:00 P.M. |
Feed The Birds
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. |
| Wed, Jan 28 | 1:00 P.M. |
Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks
NH Kids (11.5)
Zig Zag Plant - A mystery is afoot at Elinor's school when one of the class plants grows in an unusual shape. |
| Thu, Jan 29 | 12:00 P.M. |
Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor is on a bit of a fish kick, so she's super happy when she comes across a new fish friend in the pond. |
| Thu, Jan 29 | 1:00 P.M. |
A Change of Art/The Litterbug
NH Kids (11.5)
A Change of Art - Elinor and her class are painting outdoors with the town's enthusiastic art teacher, Mr. |
| Fri, Jan 30 | 12:00 P.M. |
Circus Tricks/Stuck in the Mud
NHPBS (11.1)
After Elinor breaks her arm, she learns about the importance of bones. |
| Fri, Jan 30 | 1:00 P.M. |
Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor and her friends get inspired by birds to make their perfect nest. |
| Sat, Jan 31 | 1:00 P.M. |
Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend
NH Kids (11.5)
Leave It To Ari - Elinor, Olive and Ari are helping Ari's dad rake the leaves in their yard, which leads them to wonder, "Who rakes the leaves in the forest?" They need more observations, so they head out to the forest, where they look at the leaves more closely and notice that some of them are fresh, others are a little worn, and others are really old and crumbling. |
| Mon, Feb 2 | 12:00 P.M. |
Frozen Fish/Pirate Treasure
NHPBS (11.1)
Frozen Fish - After the lake freezes over, Elinor and her friends wonder what happens to all of their fishy friends during the wintertime. |
| Tue, Feb 3 | 12:00 P.M. |
A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy
NHPBS (11.1)
The kids are out summer caroling with Senor Tapir, singing their brand new Sunny Summer Song to Animal Town residents. |
| Wed, Feb 4 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Town Picnic/The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse
NHPBS (11.1)
The Town Picnic - It's time for the Animal Town picnic, but Ari is growing impatient waiting for Ms. |
| Fri, Feb 6 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock
NHPBS (11.1)
The Unsinkable Lynx - It's a very snowy day and Elinor, Ari and Olive meet a new friend, Gael the lynx, who has just moved to Animal Town. |
| Mon, Feb 9 | 12:00 P.M. |
Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl
NHPBS (11.1)
Hiding in Plain Sight - Elinor and her friends are playing Hide-And-Go-Seek at recess, but no matter where they hide, the Goat twins always seem to find them. |
| Tue, Feb 10 | 12:00 P.M. |
Don't Cry, Miri/Cave Creatures
NHPBS (11.1)
The kids set out on an adventure to help Miri and learn about crying along the way. |
| Wed, Feb 11 | 12:00 P.M. |
The House That Ants Built/Special Places
NHPBS (11.1)
The House That Ants Built - Elinor and her friends are trying to make an awesome couch cushion castle, but they each have their own ideas of how to build it. |
| Thu, Feb 12 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Violin Lesson/Flying High
NHPBS (11.1)
Olive gets inspired to play her violin after observing why crickets chirp. |
| Fri, Feb 13 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do
NHPBS (11.1)
The Tomato Drop - Elinor, Ari and Olive are having a fun day at the Animal Town Tomato Festival, but the day is about to get even better as they enter the 'tomato drop' contest. |
| Mon, Feb 16 | 12:00 P.M. |
Backyard Soup/Colorful and Tasty
NHPBS (11.1)
Backyard Soup - Elinor loves making "Backyard Soup," because all the ingredients come from their backyard garden. |
| Tue, Feb 17 | 12:00 P.M. |
Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor and her friends get inspired by birds to make their perfect nest. |
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