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 16 12:00 P.M. Melting Point/Mr. Raccoon's Bad Day     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 16 1:00 P.M. Don't Cry, Miri/Cave Creatures     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Sep 17 12:00 P.M. Make Music Naturally/Light The Way     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Sep 17 1:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Sep 18 12:00 P.M. These Sneezes/Ari's Lucky Shirt     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Sep 18 1:00 P.M. Frozen Fish/Pirate Treasure     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Sep 19 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Sep 20 1:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Sep 21 12:00 P.M. The Festival of the Moon     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Sep 21 1:00 P.M. The Festival of the Moon     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Sep 22 12:00 P.M. Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Sep 22 1:00 P.M. Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Sep 23 12:00 P.M. The Festival of the Moon     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 23 1:00 P.M. The Festival of the Moon     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Sep 24 12:00 P.M. Follow That Roly Poly/Rain, Rain Don't Go Away     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Sep 24 1:00 P.M. Speedy Swimming/Strawberry Jam     NH Kids (11.5)


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