A Change of Art/The Litterbug
elinor wonders why

Fri, Jan 9 12:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

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 55 seconds

Episode Number: 128

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Fri, Jan 9 12:00 P.M. A Change of Art/The Litterbug     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jan 29 1:00 P.M. A Change of Art/The Litterbug     NH Kids (11.5)

About Elinor Wonders Why:

Elinor Wonders Why encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand and find answers using science inquiry skills.

The main character Elinor, the most observant and curious bunny rabbit in Animal Town, will introduce children ages 3-5 to science, nature and community through adventures with her friends.


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

Mon, Jan 5 12:00 P.M. Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Jan 5 1:00 P.M. Feed The Birds     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Jan 6 12:00 P.M. Speedy Swimming/Strawberry Jam     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Jan 6 1:00 P.M. To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jan 7 12:00 P.M. Echo Location/Ears to You     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jan 7 1:00 P.M. The Violin Lesson/Flying High     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Jan 8 12:00 P.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jan 8 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Jan 9 12:00 P.M. A Change of Art/The Litterbug     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Jan 9 1:00 P.M. Speedy Swimming/Strawberry Jam     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jan 10 1:00 P.M. Feed The Birds     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jan 11 1:00 P.M. To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Jan 12 12:00 P.M. The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Jan 12 1:00 P.M. These Sneezes/Ari's Lucky Shirt     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Jan 13 12:00 P.M. To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Jan 13 1:00 P.M. Echo Location/Ears to You     NH Kids (11.5)


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