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, Sep 18 12:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Sep 18 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Sep 19 12:00 P.M. Downhill Dash/Brush Your Teeth     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Sep 19 1:00 P.M. Don't Cry, Miri/Cave Creatures     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Sep 20 1:00 P.M. Water You Doing?/Thinking About Blinking     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Sep 21 1:00 P.M. Make Music Naturally/Light The Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Sep 22 12:00 P.M. Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Sep 22 1:00 P.M. Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Sep 23 12:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Sep 23 1:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Sep 24 12:00 P.M. Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets The Big Picture     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 24 1:00 P.M. Downhill Dash/Brush Your Teeth     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Sep 25 12:00 P.M. Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Sep 25 1:00 P.M. To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Sep 26 12:00 P.M. Frozen Fish/Pirate Treasure     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Sep 26 1:00 P.M. Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up     NH Kids (11.5)


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