I am having trouble upgrading OS. 2008 MacBook Air 1,1 with OS 10.5.8 with 2GB.

I've browsed through the answers in this community and elsewhere online. From what I understand, I need to start with Snow Leopard and move on from there, but it seems to require a DVD reader, which I obviously don't have on the MacBook Air.
So I tried to access the apps store through the iTunes store, in order to see which OS I can download from there, but I can't seem to access a list of OS because all I'm seeing are the apps for iPhone and iPad.
I'm pretty proficient using tech, but it's my first time upgrading/maintaining a device. Your help is much appreciated!

1. You need an external DVD drive.
2. There are no Mac OS X applications or other software in the iTunes App Store.
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