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Home > Screenings > PBS International > Elinor Wonders Why

Director: Kevin Micallef

Producer: Darin Bristow, Amy Robson, Angelica Lopez, Marissa Collyer

Executive Producer: Daniel Whiteson, Luis Lopez, Juan Lopez, Natalie Engel, Anne Lund, Linda Simensky

Genres: Animation, Kids

Demographics: Children, Preschool


74x11' (delivered as 37x25') + 1 x 55' Special

Elinor Wonders Why aims to encourage children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don’t understand and find answers using science inquiry skills. Elinor, the most observant and curious bunny rabbit in Animal Town, will introduce kids ages 3-5 to science, nature and community.

The stories in Elinor Wonders Why center around Elinor and her friends: Ari, a funny and imaginative bat, and Olive, a perceptive and warm elephant. As kids explore Animal Town, they will meet all kinds of interesting, funny, and quirky characters, each with something to teach us about respecting others, the importance of diversity, caring for the environment, and working together to solve problems.

In each episode, Elinor models the foundational practices of science inquiry and engineering design, including her amazing powers of observation and willingness to ask questions and investigate. When she encounters something she doesn’t understand, like why birds have feathers or how tiny ants build massive anthills, she just can’t let it go until she figures it out. And in discovering the answers, Elinor often learns something about nature’s ingenious inventions and how they can connect to ideas in our designed world, and what it takes to live in a community.

Elinor Wonders Why encourages children and parents to ask their own questions and experience the joy of discovery and understanding together.