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)

Tue, May 19 12:00 P.M. Spice Is Nice/Aris Muscles     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, May 19 1:00 P.M. Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 20 12:00 P.M. Mz. Mole's Glasses/Elinor Stops The Squish     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, May 20 1:00 P.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 21 12:00 P.M. Melting Point/Mr. Raccoon's Bad Day     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, May 21 1:00 P.M. Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 22 12:00 P.M. The Lizard Lounge/Feathers     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 22 1:00 P.M. Bubble House/The Syrup Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 23 1:00 P.M. Backyard Soup/Colorful and Tasty     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, May 24 1:00 P.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, May 25 12:00 P.M. The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, May 26 12:00 P.M. Mother's Day / Tricks of the Jade     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, May 26 1:00 P.M. Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets The Big Picture     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 27 12:00 P.M. Speed Racer/One of These Goats     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, May 27 1:00 P.M. Rocks Rock/A Birthday for Bibi     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 28 12:00 P.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NHPBS (11.1)


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