♪ 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: "Olive's Library"
[♪♪♪]
KIDS: ...Haaaappy Biiirthday
to Youuuuuu!
Yay! Woo-hoo!
ELINOR: Happy Birthday,
Olive!
OLIVE: Aww,
thanks everyone.
MS. ELEPHANT: Make a wish and
blow out your candles, dear.
OLIVE: [trumpet]
KIDS: [cheer]
MS. ELEPHANT: [turmpet]
[giggle]
ELINOR: What did you
wish for, Olive?
OLIVE: I wished for the
whole world to feel happy...
and that I could open my
presents right now!
Can I open them, Mom?
MS. ELEPHANT: Well, I suppose
that would be alright.
We can cut the
cake afterwards.
Go ahead, sweetie.
KIDS: [cheer]
ARI: Oooh, ohh, I hope
she opens my present first.
She's gonna love it!
OLIVE: This one is from...
Tito.
ARI: Aw...
OLIVE: It's a book!
TITO: It's all about insects
that start with the letter M.
OLIVE: Moths,
mites,
millipedes.
That's MMMMMMarvelous.
Thank you, Tito!
ARI: Ooh, I hope she
opens mine next.
OLIVE: This one is from...
Elinor.
ARI: Huh?
[grunts]
OLIVE: It's another book!
ELINOR: It's about birds
from all around the world.
OLIVE: Thank you!
Ostriches and
penguins and robins.
And look at this!
KIDS: [gasp]
Whoa! Oooh!
ARI: I think this
one is next.
I wonder who
it's from?
OLIVE: Oh,
it's from you, Ari!
ARI: I know!
Open it!
OLIVE: It's also a book!
ARI: It's not
just any book.
It's a book about
books!
OLIVE: Really?
Oh, it shows you all
the different kinds...
of books there are.
History books,
nature books,
coloring books.
Amazing.
Thank you, Ari!
ARI: You bet!
MS. ELEPHANT: Oh, Olive,
you got more books.
How wonderful!
Why don't you take
them up to your room...
while I set up
for cake.
KIDS: Sure! Cool!
Let's help! C'mon!
ELINOR: You sure got a lot
of books today, Olive.
OLIVE: Yeah, I have
the best friends.
Everyone knows how
much I love books!
ELINOR: [gasp] Umm...
ARI: Oh Wow!
ARI: You have a lot of
books, Olive.
SALLY: Where should
we put them?
OLIVE: Here, there's
a little bit of room...
next to my bookshelf.
ELINOR: Have you read
all these books?
OLIVE: Every single one!
Sometimes more
than once.
SALLY: Whoa, it's a book about
making things out of wood!
I'd love to
read this one.
OLIVE: Yeah, that one has
really good ideas for projects.
TITO: Cool, a book
about running.
I love to run.
[giggle]
KIDS: [giggle]
OLIVE: Yeah, that's
a great book too, Tito.
KIDS: [laughter]
OLIVE: Oof! Whoops.
[gasps]
ELINOR: Uh, Olive...
pretty soon you won't have
much room left in your...
room.
ARI: A room
without room!
Hah! Get it?
Aaaanyway.
What are you going to do
with all these books, Olive?
OLIVE: Keep them,
of course!
I like to keep them
because I love books.
MS. ELEPHANT: Yoo hoo,
kids, it's time for cake!
KIDS: [gasp]
[cheer] [giggles]
[♪♪♪]
OLIVE: Mmm, banana
birthday cake, my favorite!
ARI: Mmm!
It's so good.
I wish we could have
birthday cake every day.
OLIVE: You only get one
birthday a year, silly.
ARI: Sure, but every day
is someone's birthday.
KIDS: [laugh]
ELINOR: Hmmm...
ELINOR: Ooh,
look at that ant.
I wonder where it's
taking that seed?
ELINOR: Wow, it's a
whole bunch of ants!
ELINOR: And they're
carrying seeds somewhere.
OLIVE: Where are
they going?
ELINOR: Let's find out.
OLIVE: Yeah!
ELINOR: We need
more observations!
[♪♪♪]
ELINOR: It looks like
they're all going in there.
OLIVE: Oh! That's
where the ants live.
It's called an
ant hill.
ARI: Cool!
OLIVE: There are
thousands of ants inside.
I read all about it in a book
about ants I have in my room.
OLIVE: All animals
need food, water, air,
and space to live.
And that's why ants
have the anthill.
It has lots of little rooms
for them to live in.
ELINOR: What are they doing
with all those seeds?
OLIVE: I think these
are harvester ants.
That's a special kind of
ant that brings seeds...
back to the anthill to eat.
ARI: Because they
need food, too.
OLIVE: Mhm.
ARI: Hmm.
That seed is bigger
than the ant's belly!
Isn't that too much
for one ant?
OLIVE: I read
about that, too!
The ants share their
food with each other.
OLIVE: They put all the
seeds in a special room,
and then the other ants come and
get some when they're hungry.
SALLY: How nice.
That way everyone
gets something to eat.
ELINOR: That is
so interesting.
SALLY: I wish I knew as much
about ants as you do, Olive.
TITO: Me too. That ant book
sounds really fun to read.
OLIVE: It's a
great book.
You know what?
I'll go get it from my
room and show it to you.
Wait here!
[♪♪♪]
OLIVE: That's not it.
Where is it?
Oh!
Mhm... Not it.
Aha! Here it is!
[effots]
[grunt]
OLIVE: Come out,
little book.
[efforts] [grunt]
Oooh! Ah!
ELINOR: Hmm, Olive is
taking a long time.
ARI: Wasn't she just
getting that book?
SALLY: She should be
back by now.
ELINOR: Maybe we should
go check on her.
[♪♪♪]
ARI: Olive?
Are you in here?
OLIVE: I'm here!
Could I get a
little help?
ELINOR: Oh no!
What happened?
OLIVE: I was trying to
get the ant book
from under some
other books,
but then I fell into
this pile of books.
ARI: No wonder.
It's a book-o-rama
in here!
TITO: Are you ok,
Olive?
OLIVE: Yeah, I think
there might be...
a few too many
books in here.
But what can I do?
ELINOR: Hmm...
OLIVE: [gasp] I know.
Maybe I should be
like the ants!
ELINOR: What do
you mean?
OLIVE: Remember how I told you
that ants share their food?
ARI: Ooh! You want to
share food with us?
OLIVE: No, I should
share my books!
OLIVE: [humming]
Sally, did you say you
wanted to read this book...
about building
thinks out of wood?
SALLY: Yeah.
OLIVE: I'll share
it with you.
Please, take it home.
SALLY: Oh, thank you!
OLIVE: Here is the running
book you wanted to read.
TITO: Wow, really?
OLIVE: You can borrow it
as long as you like.
And when you're done, you can
share it with other kids too.
TITO: Thanks,
I will!
ELINOR: Are you sure you want
to share all your books, Olive?
OLIVE: Well...
I have my extra special books
in this bookcase.
I do wanna keep
those here.
And I want to keep all the
books I got as presents today.
But the rest are books
I'm happy to share.
ARI: How are you going to
share all these books?
There are too many to
carry around town.
TITO: You could put them
in your living room.
ELINOR: Or maybe outside,
so everyone can get to them.
ARI: What if it rains?
SALLY: I have
an idea.
You know how ants
have a special place...
they put all the
food they share?
SALLY: Maybe we can make a
special place for the books...
you want to share,
just like the ants do?
ELINOR: That's
a great idea!
We can put it outside,
and that way everyone can
come borrow a book.
ARI: Cool!
And they will
stay dry.
OLIVE: A mini-library!
Let's do it!
[♪♪♪]
KIDS: ♪ Here a book,
there a book. ♪
♪ Look, look,
share a book! ♪
♪ It's fun to share. ♪
♪ 'Cause it shows
you care! ♪
♪ Want to learn ♪
♪ about silly hats? ♪
TITO: ♪ For sure! ♪
ARI: ♪ Well, Olive's
got a book about that! ♪
KIDS: ♪ Want to know ♪.
♪ why cows say moo? ♪
♪ Olive's got ♪
♪ Just the book
for you! ♪
KIDS: ♪ So, take a book,
give a book. ♪
♪ Look, look,
share a book! ♪
♪ It's fun to share. ♪
♪ 'Cause it shows
you care! ♪
ELINOR: Olive!
I brought some books from
my house to share.
ARI: Me too!
I've got one about
rocket ships,
and one about cars...
and one about muffins.
Mmmmm!
SALLY: I've got
books to share too!
I'll bring
them later.
TITO: Me too!
OLIVE: Thank you all
for coming to my party.
ELINOR: It was
really fun.
ARI: A-ha!
And we learned a
lot about ants!
OLIVE: This is the
best gift ever!
Now I have more room in my
room and my own little library.
ELINOR: So everyone
can share.
OLIVE: Yeah, because everything
is always better when you share.
ARI: Ant that's
the truth.
Get it? Because
of the ants?
KIDS: [laughter]
[♪♪♪]
MS . MO LE : Wh at a re y ou
sh ar in g wi th u s to da y, O li ve ?
OLIVE: Delicious
summer cherries!
KIDS: Oh!
Wow! Cool!
ARI: Hey wait
a minute.
How do you have summer cherries
in the middle of winter?
Cherries dont grow
in the cold.
OLIVE: My Mom and I
picked them last summer...
and saved them.
MS. MOLE: That reminds me
of a special kind of ant...
that saves food
for later.
ELINOR: Ants save
up food too?
MS. MOLE: [chuckles]
Oh, sure!
MS. MOLE: These are
special kinds of ant,
called "Honeypot Ants"!
ELINOR: What are the
ants doing, Ms. Mole?
MS. MOLE: The ants are taking
nectar from the flowers.
It's their food!
ARI: Why don't they gobble
it all up right away?
MS. MOLE: When there's
extra, they save it for later.
ELINOR: Ants don't have
jars, do they?
MS. MOLE: Hahaha!
They don't have jars.
The ants bring the extra
nectar to the anthill...
and give it to a special ant
that stores it inside her body!
MS. MOLE: As more ants
come with extra nectar,
these special
ants grow...
and grow....
And grow...!
ARI: Oh, I get it!
That's why they're called
"honeypot ants!"
Their bodies look like
pots full of honey!
MS. MOLE: This special ant
shares the extra food
with the other ants
when they need it later!
OLIVE: Just like these
cherries! Let's eat.
ALL: [laugh]
[ ♪ ♪ ♪ ]
ELINOR: "Nature Walk"
MS. MOLE: All right, class.
Today is a very special day.
It's our nature
celebration!!
KIDS: [cheer]
MS. MOLE: Everyone
needs to help get ready.
Lizzie and Mary you're in
charge of showing off...
the Nature Artwork.
LIZZIE: [gasp]
MS. MOLE: Uh-oh.
Koa and Tito you'll be
gathering the Nature Snacks
from the class garden.
KOA: Cool.
MS. MOLE: Elinor, Olive and Ari
you're in charge of setting up
the Nature Walk in the
woods behind the school.
KIDS: [cheer]
MS. MOLE: Everyone else
helps with the decorations...
for our nature celebration.
KIDS: [laugh] [cheer]
[♪♪♪]
ARI: Yes! Our Nature
Walk is gonna rock.
ELINOR: I can't wait
to show our friends...
all the amazing
nature around here.
OLIVE: Ok, we picked
out a really nice path...
with three great spots to
stop and notice nature.
ELINOR: That looks
so fun, Olive.
But how will our friends
know which way to go...
to follow the path?
ARI: No worries, Elinor.
That's why I made
these signs.
tah-dah!
ELINOR: Oh, great!
OLIVE: Yeah, they'll show our
friends which way to go.
ARI: There we go.
OLIVE: Great. Now let's go set
up the rest of the Nature Walk!
[♪♪♪]
[wind blowing]
ARI: And now, the first
spot on the Nature Walk...
My favorite...
The beehive!
KIDS: Wow!
ELINOR: Our friends
are gonna love it.
Okay, let's put a sign to
point to the next spot...
on the Nature Walk.
OLIVE: It's...
this way!
ARI: One sign,
coming right up.
Yup! Let's go!
[♪♪♪]
ELINOR: The next spot on
the Nature Walk is...
the bird's nest!
[birds chirping]
OLIVE: Oh, look!
There's a baby bird!
ELINOR: Isn't it cute?
That's why I
picked this spot.
ARI: Nice one,
Elinor.
Where to next?
OLIVE: That-a-way!
[♪♪♪]
OLIVE: And now, my favorite
spot on the Nature Walk...
The Willow Tree!
ELINOR: Wow!
ARI: This willow tree
is amazing Olive.
Look at the nice
big branches.
ELINOR: It's so big and strong.
This tree isn't going anywhere.
OLIVE: Yep.
That's why I love trees.
They're always right there
where you left them.
ELINOR: Awesome.
All we have to do now
is set up the last...
whoooa!
ARI: [gasp] Are
you okay, Elinor?
ELINOR: I'm okay.
Whoaa!
This willow tree has
big, long roots.
OLIVE: Yeah, I read about it
in my Nature Book.
All plants have roots, but
a big tree like this one...
has really long roots that
grow deep under the ground.
It helps them
stay in place.
ARI: Cool. Where to
next, Olive?
OLIVE: This is
the last spot,
so we just need a sign that
points back to the playground.
That way!
ARI: Woo-hoo!
[♪♪♪]
ELINOR: The nature walk
is ready Ms. Mole!
C'mon!
MS. MOLE: Let the
Nature Celebration begin!!
KIDS: [cheer]
[laugh]
ELINOR: Uh-oh.
A sign fell over.
There.
Now we're
really ready.
ARI: Ahem...
Step right up folks,
step right up!
And see the
wonders of nature.
The bees...
ELINOR: The birds!
OLIVE: The amazing trees!
SALLY: Trees?
Did you say trees?
I love trees!
And sticks!
Will there be sticks?
OLIVE: There will
definitely be sticks,
Come enjoy our
nature walk, Sally!
SALLY: Okay, which
way do I go?
ARI: Just follow
the signs.
SALLY: This way?
ARI: You got it.
ELINOR: Tito! Koa!
Want to go on our
Nature Walk?
TITO: Okay.
KOA: Sure.
SALLY: Sticks, sticks,
sticks, sticks...
Oh! Bees!
Yay!
Look at that hive
dripping with honey.
SALLY: I wonder where
I should go next?
Oh, right,
follow the sign.
SALLY: [gasp]
A stick!
TITO: Look! A beehive!
KOA: Cool.
Now which way
should we go?
TITO: Ari said to
follow the signs.
KOA: Hey, there's one.
SALLY: One stick, two
sticks, three stick four...
Hey! A bird's nest.
[bird chirping]
And a baby!
How tweet,
tweet, tweet!
[bird chirping]
This is a great
nature walk.
I wonder which way
I should go next.
Hmmm, I don't see
another sign.
Maybe it's this way.
Five sticks, six sticks,
seven sticks, more!
ARI: Right this way,
enjoy your Nature Walk.
Remember to
follow the signs.
OLIVE: Wow, our Nature
Walk is sure popular.
Everyone is going in.
ELINOR: Bu-uut, no
one has come back yet.
ARI: I guess they're
walkinging slowly?
SALLY: Oh!
KOA: Whoa!
SALLY: Do you know which way
we're supposed to go next?
KOA: Uh, nope.
They told us to
follow the signs,
but I don't
see any.
SALLY: Me neither.
TITO: So which way
do we go?
OLIVE: Why is no
one coming out?
ELINOR: There you are!
ARI: What happened?
TITO: We got lost.
ARI: Lost?
How could you
get lost?
ELINOR: Didn't you
follow the signs?
KOA: We only
saw one sign.
TITO: And it pointed
us into the forest.
ARI: I wonder what
happened to all our signs?
ELINOR: Let's go find out.
We need more
observations!
ELINOR: Where's
the sign?
OLIVE: There it is!
It fell on the ground and it's
pointing the wrong way.
ARI: No wonder
everyone got lost.
ELINOR: Let's go
check the next sign.
[♪♪♪]
ELINOR: There it is.
ARI: It must have fallen
into these bushes.
OLIVE: Let's go check
on the last sign.
[♪♪♪]
ARI: Phew!
At least this sign
is still stand...
Whaaaaa... Oh!
ELINOR: Oh, no!
It's those
roots again.
ARI: Whaaa! I meant
to do that.
But not that.
OLIVE: It's not your fault Ari,
these signs fall over a lot.
ELINOR: Yeah, they
don't stay in place.
I wonder...
How can we keep them from
falling over?
ARI: Hmmm, let's
think about this.
KIDS: Hmmm....
ELINOR: Wait a minute!
Ari, I think you're
leaning on the answer!
ARI: I am?
OLIVE: He is?
ELINOR: Look at the tree.
It doesn't fall over
when you lean on it,
like the sign did.
ARI: [efforts] Huh,
you're right.
ARI: [efforts]
KIDS: [efforts]
ARI: It's like it's stuck
to the ground.
[efforts]
ELINOR: Stuck to
the ground...
that's it!
The tree is stuck to the
ground by its roots.
OLIVE: Yeah, the roots
under the ground...
help the tree stay
in place.
ARI: Those are
some deep roots!
ELINOR: And that
gives me an idea.
ARI: Oh, I know.
We should grow
the signs!
ELINOR: I don't think
we can grow signs.
But maybe we can we bury the
bottoms of the signs...
like the tree roots.
OLIVE: Great
idea, Elinor!
But how are we going to make
the holes in the ground?
ELINOR: [gasp] I know,
I'll be right back.
ELINOR: Let's get digging!
[♪♪♪]
ELINOR: ♪ Trees
have roots. ♪
♪ That hold
them steady ♪
♪ Through the
wind and rain. ♪
♪ They're always ready. ♪
OLIVE: ♪ Our signs
need to stay up. ♪
♪ So they can be
found. ♪
♪ We'll bury
the bottom ♪
♪ Like a root in
the ground. ♪
ALL: ♪ With roots,
roots, roots ♪
♪ Trees and signs can
stay up strong. ♪
♪ With roots,
roots, roots ♪
♪ You know you
can't go wrong. ♪
ARI: ♪ When our signs are
strong and straight ♪
♪ We'll all know
where to go. ♪
♪ Our Nature Walk
will be great. ♪
♪ And everyone
will know. ♪
ALL: ♪ With roots,
roots, roots ♪
♪ Trees and signs can
stay up strong. ♪
♪ With roots,
roots, roots ♪
♪ You know you can't
go wrong. ♪
OLIVE: And here is the last
part of our Nature Walk...
The willow tree!
KIDS: Whoa! Cool!
[giggle]
MS. MOLE: What a wonderful
Nature Walk.
And these signs
were so helpful!
ARI: Yup, and notice
they don't fall over.
ELINOR: We buried the
bottoms of the signs...
to keep them in
place, Ms. Mole.
OLIVE: Just like
the roots on trees.
MS. MOLE: [chuckling]
How clever!
And what a perfect way to
end our Nature Celebration.
ARI: Yeah, trees
are so cool!
ARY: Hiya!
Tah-da!
ELINOR: Good thing that
tree has really deep...
and strong roots!
ALL: [laugh]
[ ♪ ♪ ♪ ]
01x31 - Olive's Library/Nature Walk
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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.