

Opal has a singular voice with a simple, infallibly Southern inflection her daddy is one of the nicest and quirkiest preachers to grace children’s literature and Winn-Dixie, named after the grocery store from which Opal rescued him, is an ugly dog with a smile that makes friends and also makes him sneeze, not to mention a pathological fear of thunderstorms. “My name is India Opal Buloni, and last summer my daddy, the preacher, sent me to the store for a box of macaroni-and-cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes and I came back with a dog.” There you have it: main characters and conflict, all in the first sentence. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (06/00)īulletin for the Center. Download a Teacher's Guide Audio Prevew: Accelerated Reader Information:Ĭommon Core Standards CC Maps Recommended Works Gde K-5 Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Key Ideas & Details Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Craft & Structure Grade 4 → Reading → RF Foundational Skills → 4.RF Phonics & Word Recognition Grade 4 → Reading → RF Foundational Skills → 4.RF Fluency Grade 3 → Reading → RL Literature → 3.RL Key Ideas & Details Grade 3 → Reading → RL Literature → 3.RL Craft & Structure Grade 3 → Reading → RL Literature → 3.RL Integration & Knowledge of Ideas Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Integration & Knowledge of Ideas Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & Rang Grade 3 → Reading → RF Foundational Skills → 3.RF Fluency Grade 6 → Reading → RL Literature → 6.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity Grade 6 → Reading → CCR College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards fo Grade 5 → Reading → RL Literature → 5.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity Reviews: Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
