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.
Thu, May 2 | 12:00 P.M. |
A Change of Art/The Litterbug
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A Change of Art - Elinor and her class are painting outdoors with the town's enthusiastic art teacher, Mr. |
Thu, May 2 | 1:00 P.M. |
Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks
NH Kids (11.5)
Zig Zag Plant - A mystery is afoot at Elinor's school when one of the class plants grows in an unusual shape. |
Fri, May 3 | 12:00 P.M. |
A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy
NHPBS (11.1)
The kids are out summer caroling with Senor Tapir, singing their brand new Sunny Summer Song to Animal Town residents. |
Fri, May 3 | 1:00 P.M. |
Frozen Fish/Pirate Treasure
NH Kids (11.5)
Frozen Fish - After the lake freezes over, Elinor and her friends wonder what happens to all of their fishy friends during the wintertime. |
Sat, May 4 | 1:00 P.M. |
Butterfly Babies/Elinor's Circus
NH Kids (11.5)
Butterfly Babies - The kids are observing butterflies and caterpillars when they realize that they've never seen a baby butterfly. |
Sun, May 5 | 1:00 P.M. |
Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks
NH Kids (11.5)
Zig Zag Plant - A mystery is afoot at Elinor's school when one of the class plants grows in an unusual shape. |
Mon, May 6 | 12:00 P.M. |
Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor is on a bit of a fish kick, so she's super happy when she comes across a new fish friend in the pond. |
Mon, May 6 | 1:00 P.M. |
Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree
NH Kids (11.5)
Burrowing Owl Girl - Elinor is very excited, because she's visiting her grandparents in the desert. |
Tue, May 7 | 12:00 P.M. |
Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way
NHPBS (11.1)
Butterfly Party - It's Olive's mom's birthday, and Olive wants to organize something really special for her: a garden party with REAL butterflies. |
Tue, May 7 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Town Picnic/The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse
NH Kids (11.5)
The Town Picnic - It's time for the Animal Town picnic, but Ari is growing impatient waiting for Ms. |
Wed, May 8 | 12:00 P.M. |
Underground Soup/Dandy Dandelions
NHPBS (11.1)
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. |
Wed, May 8 | 1:00 P.M. |
Big Trees/Baby Steps
NH Kids (11.5)
Big Trees - Ari's attempts to make the world's tallest toy block tower keep falling over, so he tries to get some inspiration from a special field trip to the forest to see the world's tallest trees. |
Thu, May 9 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Town Picnic/The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse
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The Town Picnic - It's time for the Animal Town picnic, but Ari is growing impatient waiting for Ms. |
Thu, May 9 | 1:00 P.M. |
Speed Racer/One of These Goats
NH Kids (11.5)
Speed Racer - Elinor has a need for speed and wants to make her racecar go faster! |
Fri, May 10 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Little Drummer/Rest Is Best
NHPBS (11.1)
Ari is showing off his new drum moves to Elinor and Olive when Ari's mother asks him to be quieter so Ari's sister can take a nap. |
Fri, May 10 | 1:00 P.M. |
Speedy Swimming/Strawberry Jam
NH Kids (11.5)
Speedy Swimming - The kids go to the local lake for a nice swim and discover that many animals can swim really fast. |
Sat, May 11 | 1:00 P.M. |
Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree
NH Kids (11.5)
Burrowing Owl Girl - Elinor is very excited, because she's visiting her grandparents in the desert. |
Sun, May 12 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Town Picnic/The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse
NH Kids (11.5)
The Town Picnic - It's time for the Animal Town picnic, but Ari is growing impatient waiting for Ms. |
Mon, May 13 | 12:00 P.M. |
Speed Racer/One of These Goats
NHPBS (11.1)
Speed Racer - Elinor has a need for speed and wants to make her racecar go faster! |
Mon, May 13 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Lizard Lounge/Feathers
NH Kids (11.5)
The Lizard Lounge - Mrs. Beaver wants to build a new park bench in a perfect spot, but there's a giant rock in the way. |
Tue, May 14 | 12:00 P.M. |
Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl
NHPBS (11.1)
Hiding in Plain Sight - Elinor and her friends are playing Hide-And-Go-Seek at recess, but no matter where they hide, the Goat twins always seem to find them. |
Tue, May 14 | 1:00 P.M. |
Feed The Birds
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. |
Wed, May 15 | 12:00 P.M. |
Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend
NHPBS (11.1)
Leave It To Ari - Elinor, Olive and Ari are helping Ari's dad rake the leaves in their yard, which leads them to wonder, "Who rakes the leaves in the forest?" They need more observations, so they head out to the forest, where they look at the leaves more closely and notice that some of them are fresh, others are a little worn, and others are really old and crumbling. |
Wed, May 15 | 1:00 P.M. |
To Bee Or Not to Bee/Turtle Crossing
NH Kids (11.5)
To Bee or Not to Bee - Elinor, Ari, Olive and Koa are having a picnic in the forest, when all of a sudden, a few honey bees come over to check out the kids' food. |
Thu, May 16 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Science of Staying Warm/The Seed of An Idea
NHPBS (11.1)
The Science of Staying Warm - It's a wintery Saturday morning and Elinor, Olive and Ari are getting ready to go out and play in the snow with other kids, but Olive wonders why she has to wear so many winter clothes. |
Thu, May 16 | 1:00 P.M. |
Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl
NH Kids (11.5)
Hiding in Plain Sight - Elinor and her friends are playing Hide-And-Go-Seek at recess, but no matter where they hide, the Goat twins always seem to find them. |
Fri, May 17 | 12:00 P.M. |
Feed The Birds
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. |
Fri, May 17 | 1:00 P.M. |
Follow Your Nose/Leaf Charms
NH Kids (11.5)
Follow Your Nose - The kids are having fun smelling some flowers, but Ari has a bit of a cold and his nose is stuffed up, so he can't smell anything. |
Sat, May 18 | 1:00 P.M. |
Feed The Birds
NH Kids (11.5)
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. |
Sun, May 19 | 1:00 P.M. |
Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl
NH Kids (11.5)
Hiding in Plain Sight - Elinor and her friends are playing Hide-And-Go-Seek at recess, but no matter where they hide, the Goat twins always seem to find them. |
Mon, May 20 | 12:00 P.M. |
The House That Ants Built/Special Places
NHPBS (11.1)
The House That Ants Built - Elinor and her friends are trying to make an awesome couch cushion castle, but they each have their own ideas of how to build it. |
Mon, May 20 | 1:00 P.M. |
Bird Song/No Need to Shout
NH Kids (11.5)
Bird Song - Elinor's Dad is having trouble sleeping in because of the noisy birds outside his window, so Elinor decides to find out why birds sing, and hopefully get her Dad a little peace and quiet. |
Tue, May 21 | 12:00 P.M. |
Make Music Naturally/Light The Way
NHPBS (11.1)
Make Music Naturally - The kids learn that Senor Tapir is putting on a concert. |
Tue, May 21 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Science of Staying Warm/The Seed of An Idea
NH Kids (11.5)
The Science of Staying Warm - It's a wintery Saturday morning and Elinor, Olive and Ari are getting ready to go out and play in the snow with other kids, but Olive wonders why she has to wear so many winter clothes. |
Wed, May 22 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do
NHPBS (11.1)
The Tomato Drop - Elinor, Ari and Olive are having a fun day at the Animal Town Tomato Festival, but the day is about to get even better as they enter the 'tomato drop' contest. |
Wed, May 22 | 1:00 P.M. |
A Change of Art/The Litterbug
NH Kids (11.5)
A Change of Art - Elinor and her class are painting outdoors with the town's enthusiastic art teacher, Mr. |
Thu, May 23 | 12:00 P.M. |
Backyard Soup/Colorful and Tasty
NHPBS (11.1)
Backyard Soup - Elinor loves making "Backyard Soup," because all the ingredients come from their backyard garden. |
Thu, May 23 | 1:00 P.M. |
Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan
NH Kids (11.5)
Wind in the Web - Elinor and her friends volunteer to help Mr. |
Fri, May 24 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Paper Trail/Bath Time
NHPBS (11.1)
The Paper Trail - The kids are making a storybook when they run out of paper, so they decide to get more from the store. |
Fri, May 24 | 1:00 P.M. |
Leave It to Ari/Snow Friend
NH Kids (11.5)
Leave It To Ari - Elinor, Olive and Ari are helping Ari's dad rake the leaves in their yard, which leads them to wonder, "Who rakes the leaves in the forest?" They need more observations, so they head out to the forest, where they look at the leaves more closely and notice that some of them are fresh, others are a little worn, and others are really old and crumbling. |
Sat, May 25 | 1:00 P.M. |
Bird Song/No Need to Shout
NH Kids (11.5)
Bird Song - Elinor's Dad is having trouble sleeping in because of the noisy birds outside his window, so Elinor decides to find out why birds sing, and hopefully get her Dad a little peace and quiet. |
Sun, May 26 | 1:00 P.M. |
Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan
NH Kids (11.5)
Wind in the Web - Elinor and her friends volunteer to help Mr. |
Mon, May 27 | 12:00 P.M. |
Mz. Mole's Glasses/Elinor Stops The Squish
NHPBS (11.1)
Ms. Mole's Glasses - When Ms. Mole forgets her glasses at school, Elinor and her friends follow her to return them. |
Mon, May 27 | 1:00 P.M. |
The House That Ants Built/Special Places
NH Kids (11.5)
The House That Ants Built - Elinor and her friends are trying to make an awesome couch cushion castle, but they each have their own ideas of how to build it. |
Tue, May 28 | 12:00 P.M. |
Feed The Birds
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. |
Tue, May 28 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock
NH Kids (11.5)
The Unsinkable Lynx - It's a very snowy day and Elinor, Ari and Olive meet a new friend, Gael the lynx, who has just moved to Animal Town. |
Wed, May 29 | 12:00 P.M. |
Bird Song/No Need to Shout
NHPBS (11.1)
Bird Song - Elinor's Dad is having trouble sleeping in because of the noisy birds outside his window, so Elinor decides to find out why birds sing, and hopefully get her Dad a little peace and quiet. |
Wed, May 29 | 1:00 P.M. |
Mz. Mole's Glasses/Elinor Stops The Squish
NH Kids (11.5)
Ms. Mole's Glasses - When Ms. Mole forgets her glasses at school, Elinor and her friends follow her to return them. |
Thu, May 30 | 12:00 P.M. |
Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan
NHPBS (11.1)
Wind in the Web - Elinor and her friends volunteer to help Mr. |
Thu, May 30 | 1:00 P.M. |
Echo Location/Ears to You
NH Kids (11.5)
Echo Location - On a camping trip, the kids discover that Ari is really good at playing Marco Polo. |
Fri, May 31 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Lizard Lounge/Feathers
NHPBS (11.1)
The Lizard Lounge - Mrs. Beaver wants to build a new park bench in a perfect spot, but there's a giant rock in the way. |
Fri, May 31 | 1:00 P.M. |
The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do
NH Kids (11.5)
The Tomato Drop - Elinor, Ari and Olive are having a fun day at the Animal Town Tomato Festival, but the day is about to get even better as they enter the 'tomato drop' contest. |
Sat, Jun 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
The House That Ants Built/Special Places
NH Kids (11.5)
The House That Ants Built - Elinor and her friends are trying to make an awesome couch cushion castle, but they each have their own ideas of how to build it. |
Mon, Jun 3 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Violin Lesson/Flying High
NHPBS (11.1)
Olive gets inspired to play her violin after observing why crickets chirp. |
Tue, Jun 4 | 12:00 P.M. |
Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor and her friends get inspired by birds to make their perfect nest. |
Wed, Jun 5 | 12:00 P.M. |
Spice Is Nice/Aris Muscles
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor and her friends learn what makes Olive's mom's curry so spicy. |
Thu, Jun 6 | 12:00 P.M. |
Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor and her friends must sneak past Mz. Mole to surprise her for Teacher's Day. |
Fri, Jun 7 | 12:00 P.M. |
Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth
NHPBS (11.1)
Elinor is the new Clean Captain at school and takes things too far. |
Mon, Jun 10 | 12:00 P.M. |
Just Mist/Crayon Quest
NHPBS (11.1)
The kids take a field trip to a cloud forest and learn that clouds have water in them. |
Tue, Jun 11 | 12:00 P.M. |
Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother
NHPBS (11.1)
Junior Ranger Elinor and Ranger Rabbit's favorite spot in the forest is ruined by a fire. |
Thu, Jun 13 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Violin Lesson/Flying High
NHPBS (11.1)
Olive gets inspired to play her violin after observing why crickets chirp. |
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