The Cay
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The Cay class sets
A copy for every student, all the same edition, at the volume price. Pick your class size, see the cost per student, and order with the paperwork your school needs.
How many students?
- Copies
- 30
- Price per copy
- $5.27
- Class set total
- $158.10
- Cost per student
- $5.27
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. Free shipping on orders of $95 or more to the contiguous US.
When does the unit start?
Order at least 10 business days before the day you need the books in the classroom.
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- Pay with a purchase orderEmail or fax your PO, or reference it at checkout. Net 30 from the invoice date for approved accounts.
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The Cay class sets: questions teachers ask
What size class set of The Cay should I order?
Order one copy per student: 25, 30 or 35 copies covers most classes, and many teachers add one for themselves. Every copy is priced at the volume tier for the whole quantity, so a class set of 30 is $5.27 a copy. Ordering for several classes at once moves you into lower tiers; the volume pricing table on this page shows each break.
Will every student get the same edition?
Yes. Every copy on your order is the same edition: the Random House Children's Books paperback, ISBN 9780440229124, 160 pages. Page numbers match for the whole class, so everyone can turn to the same page. Teaching from a different edition? Search for its ISBN, or ask us to find it.
How far ahead should we order for the first day of school?
Order at least 10 business days before you need the books in the classroom (11 from mid-November through December, our holiday rush). For a fall start, most schools order between May and July; for a unit that starts after winter break, order by early December. Free shipping works great for class sets: orders of $95 or more ship free to the contiguous US.
Can our school pay with a purchase order?
Yes. Email your PO to [email protected] or fax it to 866-522-1957, or order online and reference the PO at checkout. Purchase orders are Net 30 from the invoice date for approved accounts. Our W-9 is on the purchase orders page, and we keep your state-issued tax-exemption certificate on file for future orders.
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The Cay
Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are traveling to the United States on is torpedoed.
When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip remembers his mother’s warning about black people: “They are different, and they live differently.”
But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip’s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy.
“Mr. Taylor has provided an exciting story…The idea that all humanity would benefit from this special form of color blindness permeates the whole book…The result is a story with a high ethical purpose but no sermon.”—New York Times Book Review
“A taut tightly compressed story of endurance and revelation…At once barbed and tender, tense and fragile—as Timothy would say, ‘outrageous good.’”—Kirkus Reviews
* “Fully realized setting…artful, unobtrusive use of dialect…the representation of a hauntingly deep love, the poignancy of which is rarely achieved in children’s literature.”—School Library Journal, Starred
“Starkly dramatic, believable and compelling.”—Saturday Review
“A tense and moving experience in reading.”—Publishers Weekly
“Eloquently underscores the intrinsic brotherhood of man.”—Booklist
"This is one of the best survival stories since Robinson Crusoe."—The Washington Star
· A New York Times Best Book of the Year
· A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
· A Horn Book Honor Book
· An American Library Association Notable Book
· A Publishers Weekly Children’s Book to Remember
· A Child Study Association’s Pick of Children’s Books of the Year
· Jane Addams Book Award
· Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
· Commonwealth Club of California: Literature Award
· Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award
· Woodward School Annual Book Award
· Friends of the Library Award, University of California at Irvine
The book, The Cay [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780440229124 in Paperback by Theodore Taylor may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
- Author
- Theodore Taylor
- Language
- English
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Apr 8, 2003
- Pages
- 160
- Reading Level
- Ages 8 to 12
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780440229124
- ISBN-10
- 044022912X
- Carton quantity
- 48 copies
The Cay in bulk: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $5.27 | 34% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $5.11 | 36% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $4.95 | 38% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $4.79 | 40% off list |
| 1,000+ | $4.63 | 42% off list |
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