: The Biggest Desert Aileen Weintraub The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc , Dec 15, 2000 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 24 pages 0 Reviews The Sahara is almost as large as the United States. Daytime temperatures have soared to 136 degrees Fahrenheit and, hours later, plunged to below freezing at night. Few could survive more than four hours there without water. Yet, this hostile environment is home to 2.5 million people. Preview this book »