[♪♪♪]
♪ELINOR: Wherever I go,
♪I see things that
I want to know.♪
♪Wherever I am,♪
♪I find things that
I want to understand.♪
♪Go and explore,
listen and see,♪
♪just follow your
curiosity.♪
♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪
♪ELINOR: Why do birds sing
and how do they fly?♪
♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪
♪ELINOR: Why do ants march
and where do they hide?♪
♪There's so much
to learn,♪
♪ wherever you turn,
♪just listen and see,♪
♪and follow your
curiosity.♪
[♪♪♪]
♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪
♪ELINOR: Ask a question,
what will you find?♪
♪ALL: Elinor Wonders Why!♪
♪ELINOR: Just listen and see,
come and wonder with me.
[♪♪♪]
ELINOR: "A Garden For All"
ELINOR: Here Ari, catch!
ARI: [efforts]
Whoooa-Oh!
oof!
OLIVE: Ari,
are you ok?
ARI: Yeah.
But most important...
I caught the ball!
KIDS: [giggle]
HAZEL:Mmm...[sniff]
ELINOR: Oh, look,
it's Hazel.
ARI: Hi Hazel!
HAZEL: Hi! [sniffs]
Mmmm... these flowers
smell sooo sweet.
I love sweet things.
ARI: Want to play
catch with us?
HAZEL: Ok!
ARI: Awesome.
Go long!
HAZEL: Sweet!
KIDS: [giggle]
ELINOR: Got it!
Uh, where did
Hazel go?
OLIVE: Over there!
I think she found
a new smell.
HAZEL: [sniff]
I smell something
sweet here too.
[sniffing]
It's... it's... it's...
strawberries!
[sniffs]
ELINOR: Do you like
strawberries, Hazel?
HAZEL: I super duper
love strawberries!
OLIVE: Yeah, I like
strawberries too.
Elinor grows the
yummiest strawberries.
HAZEL: You grew
these?
ELINOR: Mm hmm!
Well... with
my parents.
Would you like to
have one?
HAZEL: Yes!
Please, can I?
ELINOR: My parents said
it's okay to pick them,
as long as we wash them
before we eat them.
HAZEL: Yay! Let's pick
some strawberries.
ELINOR: Okay.
[♪♪♪]
ARI: These are the best
strawberries ever!
[munching]
How did you grow them
to be so yummy, Elinor?
ELINOR: That's easy.
I'll tell you my secret...
I just made sure my
garden had the three S's.
WEBVTT
X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:198018,LOCAL:00:00:00.000
I just made sure my
garden had the three S's.
HAZEL: Three S's?
ELINOR: Yep.
Good Ssseeds to plant,
lots of really nice brown Sssoil
for the plants to grow in,
and loads of Sssun to
help the plants grow.
HAZEL: Oh, three S's,
I get it!
ELINOR: And there's a
fourth thing...
that every garden needs.
ARI: Huh?
ELINOR: ...water!
KIDS: Ooooh! Yeah!
ELINOR: Luckily, I water
my garden every morning.
HAZEL: Well these
strawberries are so yummy.
They are so so...
Uh...
ELINOR: Sweet!
KIDS: [giggle]
HAZEL: Hmm, I wish I could
grow yummy strawberries...
like this at my house.
ELINOR: You can, Hazel.
HAZEL: I can?!
ELINOR: You just need a
garden, and the three S's.
OLIVE: And water.
ELINOR: Yes.
Here, you can have
the very first S...
seeds.
HAZEL: Wow,
thank you, Elinor!
I can't wait to grow my
very own strawberries!
Oh. Uhh...
but wait, I don't have
a garden at home.
ELINOR: That's okay,
maybe we can help you...
start a garden
of your own.
HAZEL: Really?
ELINOR: Yeah, as long as
your parents are okay with it.
HAZEL: Are you kidding?
My dad loves
strawberries.
He's gonna be
so excited!
ARI: Mr. Lion gets excited
about everything!
That's why his art
class is so fun!
ELINOR: Then let's go
to your house...
and start your
strawberry garden.
KIDS: Okay!
Sure! Yeah!
ELINOR: Okay, I'll go tell my
Mom we're going to your place
and get more strawberries
to bring to your Dad.
HAZEL: That would
be so sweet.
KIDS: [giggle]
HAZEL: Here we are,
this is where I live.
We're on the
second floor.
OLIVE: Ooh, you live
in an apartment.
That's sooo cool!
You're so close
to the library!
HAZEL: Yeah, I love living
in the middle of town.
My dad loves painting
on the balcony.
KIDS: Hi, Mr. Lion!
MR. LION: Oh,
hey there, kids!
Hi-ya, Hazel-basil.
Don't mind me, I'm just
capturing the beauty...
of Animal Town
in the afternoon.
HAZEL: Dad, Elinor is gonna
help me start a garden...
to grow yummy
strawberries.
MR. LION: Ooh, I
love strawberries!
Red is such a bold color,
they always look beautiful.
HAZEL: See?
I told ya he
would love it.
OLIVE: Where should
we put the garden, Hazel?
HAZEL: Hmmm...
I don't know.
I don't have a yard
like you do, Elinor.
ARI: No yard?
No problem, Hazel!
Not all gardens need
to be in a yard.
ELINOR: That's right!
You can have a
garden anywhere
as long as you have
seeds, soil and sun.
OLIVE: And water!
KIDS: [giggle]
MR. LION: Oh, Hazel-basil,
you were right!
These strawberries are just
plain tickling my tastebuds!
WEBVTT
X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:198018,LOCAL:00:00:00.000
These strawberries are just
plain tickling my tastebuds!
They always look...
Hmm...
HAZEL: Sweet!
I can't wait to grow
them in my own garden.
MR. LION: Mmmmm
[chuckle]...
Well, I'd better get
back to my painting,
thanks for bringing some
color to my day, kids.
Have fun.
ARI: Bye, Mr. Lion!
ELINOR: Okay, so we
need to figure out...
where to put your
garden, Hazel.
HAZEL: Yup, all we
need are the three S's.
ELINOR: Right.
And you have the
first S, seeds,
so now we just need a
place with soil and sun.
HAZEL: Hmm...
Oh, I know!
What about the
kitchen sink?
OLIVE: Yeah, but...
it doesn't have
any soil.
ARI: And if you made a
garden in your sink,
how would you
wash your dishes?
HAZEL: That's a
good point.
Hmm...
KIDS: Hmmm....
OLIVE: You know, my Mom has lots
of plants inside the house,
and her plants are
always in a pot or a box.
ELINOR: Yeah, why don't we
look for a box and some soil.
ARI: Getting dirty and
looking for soil.
Now this is my
kind of mission.
KIDS: [giggle]
[♪♪♪]
HAZEL: [gasp] I see
some soil over there!
ELINOR: That's Ms.
Llama's restaurant.
Let's go see!
OLIVE: Hi, Ms. Llama!
Whatcha doing?
MS. LLAMA: Hello kids!
[chuckle] I just finished
digging this hole...
so I can plant
a new tree.
ELINOR: Ms. Llama, are
you going to be using...
all that brown
soil you dug up?
MS. LLAMA: No.
If you kids need it,
you can have it.
KIDS: Awesome! Cool!
Yeah! Sweet!
HAZEL: Thank you thank you
thank you, Ms. Llama!
I'll get the soil!
ARI: Ah!
ARI: Ms. Llama, is this
your wooden box too?
MS. LLAMA: It is, the
tree came in that box.
I was planning to recycle it,
but if you want to reuse it
you're welcome
to have it.
HAZEL: Sweet!
This box is perfect
to put the soil in.
MS. LLAMA: Well, let me
help you with that. [giggle]
OLIVE: Wow, thank you
so much, Ms. Llama!
ELINOR: Okay, so we
have our first two S's,
seeds and soil.
All that's left is
the final "S"...
Sun.
We just have to find a nice
sunny spot for this box.
[♪♪♪]
OLIVE: But where are
you going to eat?
ARI: Mm, now it
doesn't get any sun.
WEBVTT
X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:198018,LOCAL:00:00:00.000
ELINOR: You might
step on it.
ELINOR: Definitely
not enough sun.
OLIVE: This spot
gets a lot of sun,
but how will you
get to your toys?
HAZEL: I don't know, Elinor.
I'm not so sure there
really is a good spot
for this garden in
my apartment.
ELINOR: There has
to be a perfect,
sunny spot
somewhere.
We just haven't
found it yet.
MR. LION: Whew.
I love painting
on the balcony.
The natural light
is wooonderful,
but it can get a bit hot with
all that sun shining on me.
ELINOR: [gasp]
That's it!
The balcony gets
lots of sun.
HAZEL: I could put my
garden on the balcony!
OLIVE: Mr. Lion, would
it be okay to go out...
and see if the balcony is a
good place for Hazel's garden?
MR. LION: Sure!
Way to think outside the
box, or should I say,
outside the apartment
[laughs]
MR. LION: Well, you kids should
never go out on the balcony
by yourselves, so
I'll go with you.
I'd love to help with your
fun garden project.
ELINOR: Let's go!
HAZEL: Elinor,
you were right.
This is the perfect
place for my garden.
MR. LION: Agreed!
HAZEL: Thank you
soooo much everybody,
for all of your help!
ELINOR: You're welcome,
Hazel, but we're not done yet.
We still have to
plant the garden.
HAZEL: Sweet now we have
all three S's:
Seeds, soil and sun.
[♪♪♪]
ELINOR: ♪You can build
a garden anywhere. ♪
♪ A balcony, a yard
or here or there. ♪
♪ As long as you have these
three special things. ♪
♪ You can have the
joy that a garden brings. ♪
OLIVE: ♪The first thing to get
are your favorite seeds. ♪
♪ To grow fruits or veggies
or whatever you need. ♪
ARI: ♪The next thing is soil
straight from the ground. ♪
♪ You can dig it up or
buy it, it's all around. ♪
HAZEL: ♪Once your
seeds are planted, ♪
♪ you'll need
the sunlight. ♪
♪ To make sure your plants
grow big and bright. ♪
ELINOR: ♪You can build
a garden anywhere. ♪
♪ A balcony, a yard
or here or there, ♪
♪ as long as you have these
three, special things... ♪
OLIVE: ♪And water.
Can't forget water. ♪
HAZEL: ♪You'll have all the
joy that a garden brings! ♪
OLIVE: Mmm, these
are great, Hazel.
ELINOR: Yeah.
I couldn't have done
a better job myself.
HAZEL: Thanks, there's nothing
better than growing your own
fruits and veggies on your
own balcony garden.
ARI: Yeah,
it's so sweet!
ALL: [laughter]
WEBVTT
X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:198018,LOCAL:00:00:00.000
SENOR TAPIR: This looks
delicious, Amiga.
Did you grow
these in town?
ELINOR: Hazel grew
these tomatoes...
in her very
own garden.
HAZEL: I have a garden
on my balcony.
SENOR TAPIR: That reminds
me of Karen Washington,
who wondered if she could
grow healthy foods...
in the middle of
New York City,
an even bigger city
than Animal Town.
♪ Karen Washington
lived in the city. ♪
♪ So far from farms
and healthy veggies. ♪
♪ Karen wanted to eat
more healthy foods. ♪
♪ She planted a garden
with veggies... ♪
♪ ...and fruits.
♪ Many tall buildings
were all around. ♪
♪ But she planted seeds
into the ground. ♪
♪ And what do you know?
♪ Her city garden
started to grow. ♪
♪ Karen Washington
wondered whether...♪
♪ neighbors could all
work together. ♪
♪ To grow fresh food
to eat each day. ♪
♪ That didn't come
from far away. ♪
♪ Yeah, they grew
fruits and veggies. ♪
♪ In the middle
of a city. ♪
♪ Fruits and veggies.
♪ Healthy and tasty.
SENOR TAPIR: Salud amigos!
ALL: Mmmm!
[♪♪♪]
[bird chirping]
ELINOR: "The Band
of Explorers"
[♪♪♪]
KIDS: [playing music]
SALLY: This is a
great idea, Elinor.
I can't believe we've
never done it before.
OLIVE: Yeah, walking through
the forest playing music...
is going to be so much fun!
[plays trumpets]
TITO: And super loud.
ELINOR: [giggled] But
that's a good thing, Tito.
I want every bird,
lizard, and frog...
in the whole
forest to hear us!
SALLY: Do you think
they'll like our music?
ELINOR: Sure, Sally!
We like music, so birds, lizards
and frogs must like it too.
ELINOR: I bet playing
music will help us see...
more wild creatures.
ELINOR: ...a lot more.
OLIVE: [giggle] Good thing
I brought a lot of paper.
I want to draw every bird,
bug and frog we see.
TITO: Are we ready?
Let's go!
ELINOR: We can't.
Ari isn't here yet.
ARI: [effort]
Yes I am!
Sorry I'm late.
I had trouble
closing my bag.
OLIVE: Because your
cymbals wouldn't fit?
ARI: No.
Because of all
my snacks.
TITO: [drum noise]
KIDS: [laughter]
ELINOR: Okay,
now we can go.
OLIVE: Wait.
First we have to do the
Exploring Club pledge.
WEBVTT
X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:198018,LOCAL:00:00:00.000
First we have to do the
Exploring Club pledge.
ELINOR: Oh, right!
Good thinking, Olive.
KIDS: An Explorer is Brave,
an Explorer is kind,
an Explorer is curious,
who knows what we'll find!
ELINOR: Now who wants to
go and see lots of birds...
and frogs and bugs?
KIDS: We do!
ELINOR: Then let's
walk and play!
And-a one, two,
three four!
[playing music]
KIDS: [singing] ♪Oh we're
off to play in the forest. ♪
♪ Singing as we
march along ♪
♪ So our forest friends
will all come out. ♪
♪ To hear our
Exploring Song ♪
[kids play music]
[♪♪♪]
KIDS: [grunts]
TITO: Whoa, why'd
you stop, Elinor?
ARI: Is it snack
time already?
KIDS: [giggle]
OLIVE: Ari.
We just started.
ELINOR: I'm just looking
for birds and frogs...
and other creatures.
Do you see any?
KIDS: No. Nothing.
Nuh-uh.
ELINOR: Hm.
SALLY: Maybe they
can't hear us?
ARI: That must be it.
Let's try playing
louder.
[cymbals sound]
TITO: Louder?
I guess we can
do that.
ELINOR: And Ah-one,
two, three, four!
KIDS: [singing] ♪Oh we're off
to play in the forest. ♪
♪ Singing as we
march along. ♪
♪ So, our forest friends
will all come out. ♪
♪ To hear our
Exploring Song ♪
OLIVE: [playing trumpet]
Wait... I see
some birds.
Over there. C'mon!
KIDS: [giggle]
KIDS: [singing] ♪Oh we're off
to play in the forest. ♪
♪ Singing as we
march along. ♪
♪ So our forest friends
will all come out. ♪
♪ To hear our
Exploring Song! ♪
[kids playing music]
KIDS: [giggle]
Cool!
OLIVE: [gasp]
Where'd they go?
TITO: Are you sure
you saw birds?
OLIVE: Yes!
They were here a
minute ago.
SALLY: Then why they didn't
stay to hear us play?
Don't they like music?
ELINOR: They
must like it.
Birds 'sing' all
the time.
OLIVE: Maybe they went to tell
all their bird friends about us.
ARI: [gasp]
Hey, Look!
On the trunk!
OLIVE: What?
What's on my trunk?
ARI: Not on
your trunk.
On that tree trunk.
ELINOR: [gasp]
ELINOR: It's a lizard!
TITO: I see it too!
ELINOR: Come on!
KIDS: [play music]
[♪♪♪]
[playing guitar]
[gasp]
[♪♪♪]
WEBVTT
X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:198018,LOCAL:00:00:00.000
[♪♪♪]
ARI: Yeah! Woo-hoo!
TITO: Uhh...
Where's the lizard?
ARI: It was here.
I saw it.
ELINOR: But it ran off.
Just like the birds.
OLIVE: I didn't even get
a chance to draw it.
KIDS: [groan]
SALLY: I don't get it.
On our last exploring walk,
we saw lots of birds,
bugs and frogs.
ARI: But today, we're
hardly seeing any.
ELINOR: Hmm...
That's so interesting!
Why aren't we seeing many
wild creatures today?
Let's see if we
can figure it out.
We need more
observations.
ARI: But Elinor, that's what
we've been trying to do.
We've been trying to observe
creatures all morning.
ELINOR: You're right, Ari.
But we've been looking
with our eyes.
Being a good
observer means...
using all your senses
to notice things.
OLIVE: All our senses?
Well, [sniff] I don't smell
any wild creatures...
SALLY: ...and we
can't touch any...
ARI: ...and I don't think I want
to taste any wild creatures.
ELINOR: [giggle]
Me, neither.
But maybe we can
use our ears.
TITO: Oh, yeah, we
can listen...
good idea!
TITO: I'll close my eyes
so I can listen better.
[frog croaks]
ELINOR: [gasp] Did
you hear that?
[frog croaks]
ELINOR: It came
from over there...
TITO: [gasp]
SALLY: Come on, Tito!
[frog croaking]
OLIVE: A frog!
Finally.
[frog croaking]
OLIVE: Now Frog, hold
still, so I can draw you.
[frog croaking]
ELINOR: My mom says
frogs 'sing' like that,
to talk to other frogs.
ARI: Frogs sing too?
Hey, maybe he'd like to
sing with our band?
SALLY: [giggle]
That would be fun.
ELINOR: Let's play
together, Mister Bullfrog.
Count us in.
KIDS: ♪Oh, we're off to play in
the forest singing our... ♪
ARI: ♪...as we march along ♪
[smashing cymbals]
ELINOR: Ari.... Ari.
Ari!!!
ARI: Oh sorry,
what did you say?
ELINOR: The frog's gone.
It swam away.
OLIVE: I couldn't
even draw it!
ARI: [sigh] Maybe he only
likes songs about frogs.
SALLY: Or maybe it's
something else.
Elinor, you said frogs 'sing'
to talk to each other, right?
ELINOR: Yes?
SALLY: Well, maybe they
couldn't hear each other...
because our
music is too loud.
ELINOR: Ohhh...
You mean like how
Ari couldn't hear me...
because his playing
was too loud?
ARI: Aw, c'mon
we're not that loud.
[crashes cymbal]
KIDS: Ahhhhh!
WEBVTT
X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:198018,LOCAL:00:00:00.000
KIDS: Ahhhhh!
ARI: Heh.
I guess we are
pretty loud.
SALLY: That startled me!
OLIVE: [sigh] Me too!
ELINOR: Me three.
TITO: Ah man, loud noises
always make me jump.
ELINOR: I wonder if loud sounds
bother bird and frog ears, too?
[gasp] Our loud music might
not be letting them talk,
and it might be
scaring them!
OLIVE: Oh, no!
We didn't mean for
this to happen.
ELINOR: Well, the whole time
we've been in the forest,
we've been pretty loud.
And we haven't seen
many creatures.
I wonder what would happen
if we stayed quiet, instead?
ARI: Good idea, Elinor.
I'm gonna be so quiet, they are
not gonna even know I'm here.
[cymbals crash]
ARI: Uhhgg...
Sorry! Oh...
[whispers] Sorry.
KIDS: [giggle]
ELINOR: Let's go sit on that
log for a while. Shh!
SALLY: [crunch]
KIDS: [gasp]
SALLY: [chewing]
Heh heh. Sorry.
ELINOR: Okay, everyone.
Let's be quiet
and listen.
[birds sounds]
KIDS: [gasp]
Wow!
[bird chirping]
[frog croacks]
[frog croacking]
[butterfly wings flapping]
[birds chirping]
ELINOR: Being quiet
is working.
Look at all the creatures
that are coming out!
OLIVE: I can't
draw fast enough.
TITO: I never really listened
to the forest before.
It sounds nice.
ELINOR: Yes!
We were so busy
playing our music,
we didn't notice the forest
already has beautiful music.
[breeze blowing]
ELINOR: Like the
sound of the trees...
[birds chirping]
ELINOR: ...and the birds...
[frogs croacking]
ARI: ...and the frogs!
[♪♪♪]
ELINOR: [sings quietly]♪ We
pl
ayed our song in the forest. ♪
♪ But the creatures
stayed away. ♪
♪ Until we used our
ears to hear. ♪
♪ What the forest
had to say. ♪
KIDS: [sing quietly] ♪We played
our song in the forest. ♪
♪ But the creatures
stayed away. ♪
♪ Until we used our
ears to hear. ♪
♪ What the forest
had to say! ♪
ELINOR: [sigh]
[birds chirping]
[frogs croaking]
ARI: Oh, hey
little birdie.
KIDS: [giggle]
[♪♪♪]
01x35 - A Garden for All/Band of Explorers
Watch/Buy Amazon Books
The exploration-themed show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand, and find answers using science inquiry skills.
The exploration-themed show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand, and find answers using science inquiry skills.