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


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Tue, Aug 11 12:00 P.M. Going with the Tide/Slime Time     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Aug 11 1:00 P.M. The Lizard Lounge/Feathers     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Aug 12 12:00 P.M. Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Aug 12 1:00 P.M. Bubble House/The Syrup Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 13 12:00 P.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Aug 13 1:00 P.M. Bird Song/No Need to Shout     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 14 12:00 P.M. The Science of Staying Warm/The Seed of An Idea     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Aug 15 1:00 P.M. Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Aug 16 1:00 P.M. Bubble House/The Syrup Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 17 12:00 P.M. The Violin Lesson/Flying High     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Aug 17 1:00 P.M. Feed The Birds     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 18 12:00 P.M. Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Aug 19 12:00 P.M. The House That Ants Built/Special Places     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Aug 19 1:00 P.M. Olive's Library/Nature Walk     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 20 12:00 P.M. Rocks Rock/A Birthday for Bibi     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Aug 20 1:00 P.M. Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up     NH Kids (11.5)


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