Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan
elinor wonders why

Wind in the Web - Elinor and her friends volunteer to help Mr. Raccoon put up a sign for his bakery, but the sign keeps blowing away in the fall breeze. After Elinor observes a spider in its web and how the wind doesn't seem to affect it at all, she learns things that are wide will catch the wind, but if they have lots of holes like a spider's web, they will not. They try this new idea on their sign and cut holes in it, and it works. Problem solved, and just in time for all the folks to notice the sign and buy Mr. Raccoon's yummy baked treats! The Pokey Plant - It's Plant Day at school and Elinor is super excited to get a beautiful plant to take home. When she gets a cactus, she's a little disappointed at first, but after some careful observations, she and her friends learn lots of cool things about it, like how it grows in the desert, how it doesn't need much water and how the spikes keep it safe. Elinor decides her cactus is the coolest plant ever!

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 112


Future Broadcast times for "Elinor Wonders Why": (show all)

Thu, Mar 26 12:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Mar 26 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Mar 27 12:00 P.M. A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Mar 27 1:00 P.M. Frozen Fish/Pirate Treasure     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Mar 28 1:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Mar 29 1:00 P.M. The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Mar 30 12:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Mar 30 1:00 P.M. Follow Your Nose/Leaf Charms     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Mar 31 12:00 P.M. Circus Tricks/Stuck in the Mud     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Mar 31 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Apr 1 12:00 P.M. Speedy Swimming/Strawberry Jam     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 1 1:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Apr 2 12:00 P.M. To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Apr 2 1:00 P.M. Just Mist/Crayon Quest     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Apr 3 12:00 P.M. Big Trees/Baby Steps     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Apr 4 1:00 P.M. Follow Your Nose/Leaf Charms     NH Kids (11.5)


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