Lives of the . . . series by Kathleen Krull illustrated b Kathryn Hewitt

This team has written and illustrated eight collections of mini biographies.  Titles in this series include: Lives of the Musicians, Lives of the Writers, Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Athletes, Lives of the Presidents, Lives of Extraordinary Women, Lives of the Pirates, and Lives of the Scientists.
Ms. Hewitt draws a full page illustration of each person (with the enlarged head style!).  Each person's date of birth and date of birth and one sentence summary of their contribution are listed before the three -five page narration of their life.
Perfect read aloud when introducing/studying biographies or type of person (if you are studying the presidents/American history or focusing on writing etc.).