Set in the South Africa of its authors, this picture book tells the story of a young (personified) cow who is looking for her soccer ball.  She keeps thinking she’s spotted it only to find she’s mistaken a rock or a fruit or the moon for her ball. In the end, a bird who has been following her throughout her search finally catches up with her and tells her that her ball has been in her backpack all along.  American students will question that the soccer ball and all the items mistaken for it are plain white instead of the black and white patterns they associate with soccer balls.  Many of the objects found in the search will be unfamiliar to American students and may require explanation.