Underground Soup/Dandy Dandelions
elinor wonders why

Ari and Olive visit Elinor, hoping she'll come out and play, but Elinor has hurt her foot and has to stay in bed for the afternoon. So, her friends decide to make her favorite snack, Backyard Soup! With Mr. Rabbit's approval, they go off to gather the vegetables from the garden, but many of the veggies they need seem to be missing. After investigating, they discover that the vegetables they're looking for are root vegetables, which means they're underground. They pluck and pull vegetables and make Elinor her favorite soup, changing the name to "Underground Soup!" When Elinor and Ranger Rabbit go help Deputy Mouse clean up his garden, Elinor be-comes fascinated with dandelions. Why does Deputy Mouse want to pull them out? Eli-nor learns that pulling out the weeds from a garden gives the vegetables room to grow, and composting the leftover weeds is good for the soil. But, when Ms. Llama announces that she's out of spinach for her salad party, Elinor learns that dandelions are actually good to eat, and she helps Ms. Llama make a new delicacy - a dandelion salad!

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 55 seconds

Episode Number: 133

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.


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Sun, Oct 6 1:00 P.M. A Change of Art/The Litterbug     NH Kids (11.5)
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Mon, Oct 7 1:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Oct 8 12:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Oct 8 1:00 P.M. Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Oct 9 12:00 P.M. A Garden for All/Band of Explorers     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Oct 9 1:00 P.M. Echo Location/Ears to You     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Oct 10 1:00 P.M. Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Oct 11 12:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Oct 11 1:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 12 1:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NH Kids (11.5)
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Mon, Oct 14 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Oct 15 12:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Oct 15 1:00 P.M. The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold     NH Kids (11.5)


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