A Change of Art/The Litterbug
elinor wonders why

A Change of Art - Elinor and her class are painting outdoors with the town's enthusiastic art teacher, Mr. Lion, when they run out of paint. A flabbergasted Mr. Lion apologizes, but soon the kids begin to experiment with natural items they find, and discover nature is full of colors you can use to paint: grass paints green and you can use strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries to paint your canvas. The kids happily finish their paintings, and when they're all done, Elinor proudly shows off her picture, which shows her true love of nature. The Litterbug - Elinor, Ari and Olive are in the park when they see Mrs. Hippo picking up litter and doing her best to keep Animal Town clean. The kids decide to help her, but when they finish, they realize that the park they just cleaned is full of litter again! That must mean Animal Town has a litterbug. After doing some investigating, the kids realize who the litterbug is -- it's Mrs. Hippo herself! It turns out that one of the bags she was using to collect trash had a hole in it, so she was dropping litter behind her everywhere they went.

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 128


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

Mon, Nov 3 12:00 P.M. Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Nov 3 1:00 P.M. Underground Soup/Dandy Dandelions     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Nov 4 12:00 P.M. The Town Picnic/The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Nov 4 1:00 P.M. A Garden for All/Band of Explorers     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Nov 5 12:00 P.M. Spice Is Nice/Aris Muscles     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Nov 5 1:00 P.M. The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Nov 6 12:00 P.M. Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Nov 6 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Nov 7 12:00 P.M. Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Nov 7 1:00 P.M. Bird Song/No Need to Shout     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Nov 8 1:00 P.M. A Garden for All/Band of Explorers     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Nov 8 8:00 P.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Nov 9 4:00 A.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Nov 9 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Nov 9 8:00 P.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Nov 10 4:00 A.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NH Kids (11.5)


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