Le Marche des Carabos
This is an odd one but a belgian translated the
hourglass or eggtimer in windows as a 'Sand Walker'
The prehistoric ancestor of cats and dogs had a fifth
toe that was semi-opposable... before they learnt how
to make these apes hunt for them...by teaching them
how to hunt.
I am sure this book was on GW's library shelf as a boy
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http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/Marquis_of_Carabas/index.htm