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)

Wed, Sep 30 12:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 30 1:00 P.M. Big Trees/Baby Steps     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Oct 1 12:00 P.M. A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Oct 1 1:00 P.M. The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Oct 2 12:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Oct 2 1:00 P.M. Echo Location/Ears to You     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 3 1:00 P.M. The Festival of the Moon     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 4 1:00 P.M. The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Oct 5 12:30 P.M. Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Oct 5 1:00 P.M. Follow Your Nose/Leaf Charms     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Oct 6 12:30 P.M. Frozen Fish/Pirate Treasure     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Oct 6 1:00 P.M. Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Oct 7 12:30 P.M. Mother's Day / Tricks of the Jade     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Oct 7 1:00 P.M. Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Oct 8 12:30 P.M. The Festival of the Moon     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Oct 8 1:00 P.M. A Change of Art/The Litterbug     NH Kids (11.5)


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