The Crostolo: Unusual glimpses of everyday routes

 
The Crostolo’s very close to our school, so close. Chiara, 5 years old

It's what we saw from the closed bridge. Siraj, 5 years old
It's close to my house. Emmanuela, 5 years old
There’s little water, there are stones. Yesterday there was water. Siraj, 5 years old
Can I take a picture of my Crostolo? Emmanuela, 5 years old
It’s not yours, it’severyone's. Giacomo, 5 years old 

 A few steps outside the school and it feels like another world.

Do you know where the water comes from? Not even from the sea, not even from the world, it comes from the earth, that is, the earth makes water and then takes it to the river... Giacomo, 5 years old

If we don't have water from the rain, we won't have any more to drink... it's important for all of us, for the whole city... Emmanuela, 5 years old

For all the cities, Africa, England... Chiara, 5 years old
And Reggio Emilia, too! If Reggio Emilia didn't have the Crostolo it would be sad because without water... we wouldn't see it anymore... Emmanuela, 5 years old
Because it would be like we were poor. Chiara, 5 years old

It's nice to look at the water. Emmanuela, 5 years old
The Crostolo with the sun was bright... Kristian, 5 years old
I once saw the water rising because the rain came and there was brown colored water because there was soil... Andrea, 6 years old
Sometimes the water’s the colors of the rainbow because it’s sunny. Emily, 5 years old

Sparkling water shining in the sun. Kristian, age 5
 

The trees on the Crostolo are so long and big, they’re so tall! Chiara, 5 years old
Those trees there have been there for a very long time, they’re getting old....
They have very long roots... they have long roots because they go under the whole city. Emmanuela, 5 years old

Only Tarzan goes here... Photograph by GIacomo, 5 years old

There’s a light show here. Giacomo, 5 years old

Sun holes. Photograph of Giacomo, 5 years old

There is only water inside the Crostolo, it’s impossible for us to see a rainbow or a unicorn... Giacomo, 5 years old
There are ducks, though. Chiara, 5 years old
And rocks. Caesar, 5 years old
Marmots. Emmanuela, 5 years old
Also mice... Giacomo, 5 years old
But mice can't swim. They’re marmots. Cesare, 5 years old
Sea marmots! Giacomo, 5 years old

Female and male ducks. Ludovica, 5 years old
Maybe they’re in love... Chiara, 5 years old

The ducks don't like other rivers, they come here because the school’s here. Ludovica, 5 years old

The Crostolo’s beautiful... Emmanuela, 5 years old
We call people to the Crostolo, we show them all the beautiful things... they take pictures of the beautiful things. Kristian, 5 years old
But they can't do what they want otherwise the Crostolo becomes ugly... they just have to look, if they want to see these things again they have to go back to the Crostolo... Chiara, 5 years old
If you go in and trample ,afterwards it’ll be ugly and it won't be beautiful anymore. Kristian, 5 years old
Flowers can't be picked because otherwise you can't make honey, there’s pollen and pollen turns into honey because bees make it. Chiara, 5 years old

I photographed many kinds of flowers. Chiara, 5 years old
There were also ladybugs. Kristian, 5 years old
What's nice about ladybugs is that they bring good luck when you find them... Chiara, 5 years old

Photograph by Siraj, 5 years old

Photograph by Siraj, 5 years old

Photograph by Cesare, 5 years old